Maria of Brabant

Maria of Brabant (13 May 1254, Leuven – January 10, 1321, Murel), Queen consort of France.

She was a daughter of Henry III, Duke of Brabant and Adelaide of Burgundy, daughter of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy.

Maria became the second wife of Philip III of France on 21 August 1274 at Vincennes. She was crowned at Ste-Chapelle on 24 June 1275. She was the mother of Louis d'Evreux, Blanche, wife of Rudolph I of Bohemia, and Marguerite (wife of Edward I of England). Due to her influence Philip became involved in the affairs of the Angevins and in hostilities with the Kingdom of Aragon.

Their children were:

Louis (May 1276 – May 19, 1319), Count of Évreux
Blanche (1278 – March 19, 1305, Vienna), married Rudolf III of Austria on May 25, 1300
Marguerite (1282 – February 14, 1317), married Edward I of England

Following the death of her husband the King in 5 October 1285, she withdrew to a convent near Meulan. She died there 36 years later, and was buried in the Cordeliers convent in Paris.

Preceded by
Isabella of Aragon Queen of France
1274– 1285Succeeded by
Jeanne de Navarre