She turned her back on the palace, forgot or never intended to pay those who attended to her family, so they were left in appalling conditions. It was recorded that the children were kept in a poor condition with little to eat and dirty ragged clothes. She cared little for the King or her children. Having achieved that, she spent both King and country’s money on herself and her favourites. She had many affairs and used her brother, Louis, Duke of Bavaria, and her brother-in-law Louis, Duke of Orleans, to seize control of the government of France from the the King’s cousin John, Duke of Burgundy. She was not interested in pursuing any gains for her children, her intention was to seek gain for herself. Queen Isabeau was an ambitious woman with a cruel and ruthless determination to advance her own affairs. Both the country and the family were in turmoil.įinally the King was kept away from the public and placed in the Hotel de Saint Pol, with his children. As a tenth child it might be thought that little would be expected of her beyond a useful marriage but Catherine was born into an age when France was in chaos, not least because King Charles was becoming increasingly mentally ill. The Princess Catherine was born in the royal palace, the Hotel de Saint Pol in Paris on 27th October 1401. She was the daugher of a king, the tenth child of King Charles VI of France and Queen, Isabeau of Bavaria. Yet another enigmatic Medieval woman, whose role in life seems set in stone from birth but who manages through sheer will and determination to change the course of her life. Lady Florence Dixie journalist and feminist 1856. ![]() Hedy Lamarr Actress and Intriguing Inventor. ![]() IT Livery Companies History and Dame Shirley. ![]()
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