Margaret of Bourbon (1438–1483)

Margaret of Bourbon (5 February 1438 – 24 April 1483) was the daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy.Template:Sfn

Marriage and issue

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

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

Death

She died on 24 April 1483 at the Chateau de Pont d'Ain. Her tomb is currently 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.

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The tomb of Margaret in the Royal Monastery of Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse.