Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy explained

Consort:yes
Agnes of France
Succession:Duchess consort of Burgundy
Reign:1279–1306
Spouse:Robert II, Duke of Burgundy
Issue:Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy
Blanche, Countess of Savoy
Margaret, Queen of France
Joan, Queen of France
Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy
Louis, King of Thessalonica
Mary, Countess of Bar
Robert, Count of Tonnerre
House:Capet
Father:Louis IX of France
Mother:Margaret of Provence
Birth Date:c. 1260
Death Date:19 December
Death Place:Château de Lantenay
Place Of Burial:Cîteaux Abbey

Agnes of France (c. 1260 – 19 December 1327) was Duchess of Burgundy by marriage to Robert II, Duke of Burgundy. She served as regent of Burgundy during the minority of her son's reign in 1306–1311.

Life

She was the youngest daughter of King Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence of the Royal House of Barcelona. She was the youngest of eleven children, eight of whom lived to adulthood. As a daughter of the King of France, she was born a Princess.

She married Robert II, Duke of Burgundy in 1279, and became the mother of eight children.

On the death of her husband in 1306, Agnes served as regent of Burgundy for her minor son Hugh until he reached adulthood in 1311.

She died at Côte d'Or, December 1327, and is buried at Abbaye de Cîteaux.

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