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'''Katherine of Valois''' (] ] – ] ]) was the Queen consort of ] from 1420 until 1422. '''Catherine of Valois''' (] ] – ] ]) was the Queen consort of ] from 1420 until 1422.


==Early life== ==Early life==
Katherine of Valois was the daughter of King ] and ]. She was born on ], ], in ]. Catherine of Valois was the daughter of King ] and ]. She was born on ], ], in ].


On ], ], she was given in marriage to King ], but only after Henry's demand for return of ] and ] as part of the marriage pact which was triggered by the ] and the subsequent ]. As part of the treaty, Henry won control of Normandy and Aquitaine, became regent of France during Charles' lifetime, and won the right to succeed on Charles' death. On ], ], she was given in marriage to King ], but only after Henry's demand for return of ] and ] as part of the marriage pact which was triggered by the ] and the subsequent ]. As part of the treaty, Henry won control of Normandy and Aquitaine, became regent of France during Charles' lifetime, and won the right to succeed on Charles' death.
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If this had come to pass, France and England would have been united under one monarch. However, Charles outlived Henry V by two months and Catherine of Valois thus never became Queen of France. If this had come to pass, France and England would have been united under one monarch. However, Charles outlived Henry V by two months and Catherine of Valois thus never became Queen of France.


Katherine of Valois was crowned Queen of England at ] in February, 1421. The only issue of Katherine and Henry, the future ], was born on ], ]. Then Henry V died on ], ]. Catherine was given ], where she retired, distant from the Court and from her infant son. Catherine of Valois was crowned Queen of England at ] in February, 1421. The only issue of Catherine and Henry, the future ], was born on ], ]. Then Henry V died on ], ]. Catherine was given ], where she retired, distant from the Court and from her infant son.


==Second marriage== ==Second marriage==
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==Death and burial== ==Death and burial==
Katherine died on ], ], shortly after childbirth, in ], and was buried in ]. Her second husband, Owen Tudor, lived on until 1461, when he was executed by the ]s following the ]. Their sons were given earldoms by King Henry VI after Catherine's death. Edmund would become the father of the future King ]. Catherine died on ], ], shortly after childbirth, in ], and was buried in ]. Her second husband, Owen Tudor, lived on until 1461, when he was executed by the ]s following the ]. Their sons were given earldoms by King Henry VI after Catherine's death. Edmund would become the father of the future King ].


The wooden funeral effigy which was carried at her funeral still survives at Westminster Abbey and is on display at the Undercroft Museum. Her tomb originally boasted an ] memorial, which was deliberately destroyed during extensions to the abbey in the reign of her grandson, ]. It has been suggested that Henry ordered her memorial to be removed to distance himself from his common ancestry. At this time, her coffin lid was accidentally raised, revealing her corpse, which for generations became a tourist attraction. In 1669 the diarist ] kissed the long-deceased queen on his birthday: The wooden funeral effigy which was carried at her funeral still survives at Westminster Abbey and is on display at the Undercroft Museum. Her tomb originally boasted an ] memorial, which was deliberately destroyed during extensions to the abbey in the reign of her grandson, ]. It has been suggested that Henry ordered her memorial to be removed to distance himself from his common ancestry. At this time, her coffin lid was accidentally raised, revealing her corpse, which for generations became a tourist attraction. In 1669 the diarist ] kissed the long-deceased queen on his birthday:
{{Quotation|On Shrove Tuesday 1669, I to the Abbey went, and by favour did see the body of Queen Katherine of Valois, and had the upper part of the body in my hands, and I did kiss her mouth, reflecting upon it I did kiss a Queen: and this my birthday and I thirty-six years old and I did kiss a Queen.|Samuel Pepys}} {{Quotation|On Shrove Tuesday 1669, I to the Abbey went, and by favour did see the body of Queen Catherine of Valois, and had the upper part of the body in my hands, and I did kiss her mouth, reflecting upon it I did kiss a Queen: and this my birthday and I thirty-six years old and I did kiss a Queen.|Samuel Pepys}}
Katherine's remains were not properly re-interred until the reign of ]. Catherine's remains were not properly re-interred until the reign of ].


==External links== ==External links==
*Mary Tudor b. 1432: With sourced Ancestry of Owen Tudor, as daughter of Owen Tudor and Katherine De Valois; and Mary Tudor's daughter Jane Gray lived 1475-1509, earlier Jane than Jane Grey who was daughter of the later Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII) at http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=3071280&pid=-1716367594 *Mary Tudor b. 1432: With sourced Ancestry of Owen Tudor, as daughter of Owen Tudor and Catherine De Valois; and Mary Tudor's daughter Jane Gray lived 1475-1509, earlier Jane than Jane Grey who was daughter of the later Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII) at http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=3071280&pid=-1716367594


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==Historical fiction== ==Historical fiction==
*Katherine of Valois is the subject of ]'s novel "Crown in Candlelight" (1978) Catherine of Valois is the subject of ]'s novel "Crown in Candlelight" (1978)
*In the book, "The Queen's Secret" by ], Katherine is the title character. *In the book, "The Queen's Secret" by ], Catherine is the title character.
*]'s play '']'' depicts Katherine of Valois' marriage to ] of England after the ]. *]'s play '']'' depicts Catherine of Valois' marriage to ] of England after the ].


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Catherine of Valois (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was the Queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422.

Early life

Catherine of Valois was the daughter of King Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. She was born on October 27, 1401, in Paris.

On June 2, 1420, she was given in marriage to King Henry V of England, but only after Henry's demand for return of Normandy and Aquitaine as part of the marriage pact which was triggered by the Battle of Agincourt and the subsequent Treaty of Troyes. As part of the treaty, Henry won control of Normandy and Aquitaine, became regent of France during Charles' lifetime, and won the right to succeed on Charles' death.

If this had come to pass, France and England would have been united under one monarch. However, Charles outlived Henry V by two months and Catherine of Valois thus never became Queen of France.

Catherine of Valois was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey in February, 1421. The only issue of Catherine and Henry, the future Henry VI of England, was born on 6 December, 1421. Then Henry V died on 31 August, 1422. Catherine was given Wallingford Castle, where she retired, distant from the Court and from her infant son.

Second marriage

At Wallingford Castle, she turned for comfort to Owen Tudor, a direct descendant of Rhys Ap Gruffydd (a ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in South Wales), who would become the founding father of the Tudor dynasty. In 1428, Parliament reacted to the rumours about this relationship by forbidding queens dowager from marrying without the king's permission. There is no record of their marriage, which is believed to have taken place in around 1428 (based on the dates of birth of their children).

She gave birth to at least six of Owen Tudor's children:

  • Daughter Tudor. (born c. 1435) She became a nun.
  • Margaret (Katherine) Tudor (born January 1437). Died young.

Death and burial

Catherine died on January 3, 1437, shortly after childbirth, in London, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Her second husband, Owen Tudor, lived on until 1461, when he was executed by the Yorkists following the Battle of Mortimer's Cross. Their sons were given earldoms by King Henry VI after Catherine's death. Edmund would become the father of the future King Henry VII of England.

The wooden funeral effigy which was carried at her funeral still survives at Westminster Abbey and is on display at the Undercroft Museum. Her tomb originally boasted an alabaster memorial, which was deliberately destroyed during extensions to the abbey in the reign of her grandson, Henry VII. It has been suggested that Henry ordered her memorial to be removed to distance himself from his common ancestry. At this time, her coffin lid was accidentally raised, revealing her corpse, which for generations became a tourist attraction. In 1669 the diarist Samuel Pepys kissed the long-deceased queen on his birthday:

On Shrove Tuesday 1669, I to the Abbey went, and by favour did see the body of Queen Catherine of Valois, and had the upper part of the body in my hands, and I did kiss her mouth, reflecting upon it I did kiss a Queen: and this my birthday and I thirty-six years old and I did kiss a Queen.

— Samuel Pepys

Catherine's remains were not properly re-interred until the reign of Queen Victoria.

External links

References

Historical fiction

Catherine of Valois is the subject of Rosemary Hawley Jarman's novel "Crown in Candlelight" (1978)

Catherine of Valois House of Valois Cadet branch of the Capetian dynastyBorn: 27 October 1401 Died: 3 January 1437
English royalty
Preceded byJoanna of Navarre Queen Consort of England
2 June, 1420 - 31 August, 1422 		Succeeded byMargaret of Anjou
Preceded byIsabella of France Queen mother
1422 - 1437 		Succeeded byElizabeth Woodville
English, Scottish and British royal consorts
Royal consorts in England until 1603Royal consorts in Scotland until 1603
Spouses of debatable or disputed rulers are in italics
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