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Isabella of Valois

Queen of England from 1396 to 1399

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 29, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

Isabella of Valois was Queen of England as the wife of Richard II, King of England, between 1396 and 1399, and Duchess of Orléans as the wife of Charles I, Duke of Orléans, from 1406 until her death in 1409. She had been born a princess of France as the daughter of King Charles VI and Isabeau of Bavaria.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Isabella of Valois” as queen of England from 1396 to 1399. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Isabella, Valois and Queen.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1396, 1399, 1406, 1409—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Isabella, Valois and Queen providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Isabella of Valois”, the useful work is to connect “queen of England from 1396 to 1399” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 29, 2026. The first chronological checks are 1396, 1399, 1406 and 1409.

Critical limits

A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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This entry incorporates text from “Isabella of Valois” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.