Queen Margaret of Anjou

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Queen Margaret of Anjou was the influential and determined queen consort of King Henry VI of England, renowned for leading the Lancastrian cause during the Wars of the Roses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lancastrian leader ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
queen consort of England ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Anjou ⓘ
England ⓘ
France ⓘ
battle Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
Battle of Towton ⓘ
Battle of Wakefield ⓘ
First Battle of St Albans ⓘ
Second Battle of St Albans ⓘ
birthDate 1430-03-23 ⓘ
birthPlace Pont-à-Mousson, Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
linked to: Pont-à-Mousson
burialPlace Angers Cathedral (probable or traditional attribution) ⓘ
linked to: Angers Cathedral
capturedAt Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ
child Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales ⓘ
conflict Wars of the Roses ⓘ
coronationDate 1445-05-30 ⓘ
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1482-08-25 ⓘ
deathPlace Château de Dampierre, Anjou, France ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
father René of Anjou ⓘ
fullName Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
givenName Margaret ⓘ
house House of Lancaster (by marriage) ⓘ
linked to: House of Lancaster
languageSpoken English ⓘ
French ⓘ
marriageDate 1445-04-23 ⓘ
mother Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Valois-Anjou ⓘ
notableCharacteristic politically determined and forceful personality ⓘ
notableFor leadership of the Lancastrian cause during the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
political influence during the reign of Henry VI of England ⓘ
opponent Edward IV of England ⓘ
House of York ⓘ
politicalAlignment Lancastrian ⓘ
linked to: House of Lancaster
portrayedIn William Shakespeare’s play Richard III ⓘ
William Shakespeare’s plays Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ
linked to: Henry VI, Part 1

William Shakespeare’s plays Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ
linked to: Henry VI, Part 2

William Shakespeare’s plays Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ
linked to: Henry VI, Part 3
predecessorAsQueenConsortOfEngland Catherine of Valois ⓘ
regencyRole de facto leader for Henry VI during his bouts of mental illness ⓘ
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1461-03-04 ⓘ
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1445-04-23 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Henry VI of England ⓘ
successorAsQueenConsortOfEngland Elizabeth Woodville ⓘ
title Queen consort of England ⓘ
Queen of France (titular, by marriage claims) ⓘ

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Battle of Tewkesbury → commander → Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
Charles of Valois → spouse → Margaret, Countess of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Queen Margaret of Anjou
Henry VI, Part 2 → mainCharacter → Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
Second Battle of St Albans → commander → Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
Charles II, Count of Alençon → mother → Marguerite of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Queen Margaret of Anjou
Loveday of 1458 → involvedPerson → Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
Battle of Northampton (1460) → commander → Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
First Tetralogy → includesDepictionOf → Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
Henry VI, Part 2 → featuresCharacter → Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
subject linked to: Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays
Henry VI, Part 3 → featuresCharacter → Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
subject linked to: Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays
William IV of Holland → maternalGrandmother → Margaret, Countess of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Queen Margaret of Anjou