Margaret of Bourbon (1438–1483) explained

Margaret of Bourbon
Countess of Bresse Lady of Bugey
House:	Bourbon
Spouse:	Philip II, Duke of Savoy
Issue:	Louise, Countess of Angoulême Girolamo Philibert II, Duke of Savoy
Father:	Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
Mother:	Agnes of Burgundy
Birth Date:	5 February 1438

Margaret of Bourbon (5 February 1438 – 24 April 1483) was the daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (1401–1456) and Agnes of Burgundy (1407–1476).

On 6 April 1472, she became the first wife of Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1443–1497). Her children from this marriage were:

1. Louise (1476–1531), married Charles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême, had children including:
   1. Francis I of France whose daughter Margaret of Valois married to Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy.
   2. Marguerite of Navarre (1492–1549); Queen consort of King Henry II of Navarre.
2. Girolamo (1478)
3. Philibert II (1480–1504)

She died on 24 April 1483 at the Chateau de Pont d'Ain. Her tomb is now in the Royal Monastery of Brou, which her daughter-in-law Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy began in 1506 to house the tombs of Philbert after his early death, as well as Margaret and eventually herself.

Sources

• Book: Hand, Joni M. . Women, Manuscripts and Identity in Northern Europe, 1350-1550 . Ashgate Publishing Limited . 2013 .
• Book: Knecht, R.J. . Francis I . Cambridge University Press . 1982.