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Elisabeth of Bourbon 

Elisabeth of Bourbon
Queen consort of Spain (more...)
Consort to Philip IV of Spain
Issue
Baltasar Carlos, Prince of the Asturias
Maria Theresa of Spain
Royal house House of Bourbon
Father Henri IV of France
Mother Marie de' Medici
Born November 22, 1602
Paris, France
Died October 6, 1644, (aged 42)
House of Bourbon
Bourbon dynasty
Henri IV
Sister
Catherine, Duchess of Lorraine
Children
Louis XIII
Elisabeth, Queen of Spain
Christine Marie, Duchess of Savoy
Nicholas Henri, duc d'Orléans
Gaston, duc d'Orléans

Henriette-Marie, Queen of England

Louis XIII
Children
Louis XIV
Philippe, duc d'Orléans
Louis XIV
Children
Louis, Dauphin
Anne-Élisabeth
Marie-Anne
Marie-Therèse
Philippe-Charles, duc d'Anjou
Louis-François, duc d'Anjou
Grandchildren
Louis, Dauphin
King Felipe V of Spain
Charles, duc de Berry
Great Grandchildren
Louis, Dauphin
Louis XV
Louis XV
Children
Louise-Elisabeth, duchesse de Parme
Madame Henriette
Louis, Dauphin
Madame Adélaïde
Madame Victoire
Madame Sophie
Madame Louise
Grandchildren
Marie Clotilde, Queen of Sardinia
Louis XVI
Louis XVIII
Charles X
Madame Élisabeth
Louis XVI
Children
Marie-Thérèse, duchesse d'Angouleme
Louis-Joseph, Dauphin
Louis XVII
Sophie-Beatrix
Louis XVII
Louis XVIII
Charles X
Children
Louis XIX
Charles, duc de Berry
Grandchildren
Henri V
Louise, duchesse de Parme
French monarchy, 8431870
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Elisabeth of Bourbon may also refer to Madame Elisabeth, the sister of Louis XVI of France, who was guillotined during the French Revolution or Isabella of Bourbon, mother of Mary of Burgundy.

Élisabeth de France (November 22, 1602 - October 6, 1644) was the eldest daughter of King Henry IV of France and his second Queen, Marie de' Medici. As a daughter of the king, she was born a Fille de France. As the eldest daughter of the king, she was known at court by the traditional honorific of Madame Royale.

In 1615, Elisabeth was married to the future Philip IV of Spain. She was Queen of Spain from 1621 to 1644. This marriage followed a tradition of cementing military and political alliances between the Catholic powers of France and Spain with royal marriages. The tradition went back to the marriage of King Philip II of Spain with the French princess, Élisabeth de Valois, the daughter of King Henry II of France, in 1559 as part of the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis. They were parents to seven children:

  • Infanta Mary Margaret (Maria Margarita) (1621)
  • Infanta Margaret Mary Catherine (Margarita Maria Catalina) (1623)
  • Infanta Mary Eugenie (Maria Eugenia) (1625-1627)
  • Infanta Elisabeth Mary Theresa (Isabel Maria Teresa) (1627)
  • Baltasar Carlos, Prince of the Asturias (1629-1646)
  • Infanta Marianne Antonia (Maria Ana "Mariana" Antonia) (1636)
  • Maria Theresa of Spain (1638-1683), queen consort of France as first wife of Louis XIV of France

Elisabeth was renowned for her physical beauty, intelligence and noble personality, which made her very popular with the Spanish people.

She was regent of Spain during the Catalan Revolt and supported the Duke of Nochera against the Count-Duke of Olivares in favor of an honorable withdrawal from the Catalan Revolt.

Ancestors

Elisabeth of France's ancestors in three generations
Elisabeth of France Father:
Henry IV of France
Paternal Grandfather:
Antoine of Navarre
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Françoise d'Alençon
Paternal Grandmother:
Jeanne III of Navarre
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Henry II of Navarre
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Marguerite de Navarre
Mother:
Marie de' Medici
Maternal Grandfather:
Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Eleonora di Toledo
Maternal Grandmother:
Johanna of Austria
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Anna of Bohemia and Hungary

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Sucession

Elisabeth of France (1602–1644)
Born: 22 November 1602 Died: 6 October 1644
Preceded by
Margaret of Austria
Queen consort of Portugal
1621-1640
Succeeded by
Luisa of Medina-Sidonia
Queen consort of Spain
1621-1644
Succeeded by
Mariana of Austria
Preceded by
Anna of Austria
Consort of the Spanish Netherlands
1621-1644
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