Isabella of France

Isabella of France (1389-1409), queen of Richard II. The second daughter of Charles VI of France, Isabella became second wife of Richard II in November 1396. She was only 7 at the time but commented: ‘they tell me that I shall be a great lady.’ Richard showered his child-bride with gifts and seemed to be genuinely fond of her. But in May 1399 he left for Ireland and on his return was deposed by Henry of Bolingbroke. Richard's successor, as Henry IV, had some idea of marrying Isabella to Henry, prince of Wales, but she was returned to France in 1401. She married her cousin Charles, count of Angoulême, in 1406 but died in childbirth in September.