Queen isabella of england biography of rory

Holy Roman Empress from to

For the daughter of Edward III of England, see Isabella, Countess of Bedford.

Isabella of England ( – 1 December ) was an English princess of the House of Plantagenet.

She became Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Sicily, Italy and Germany from until her death as the third wife of Emperor Frederick II.

Life

Birth and early years

Isabella was born around as the fourth child and second daughter of John, King of England and his second wife Isabella of Angoulême.

Her exact date of birth is unknown, and the year is calculated based on the fact that Matthew Paris reported that the princess got married at the age of By the time Isabella was born, her parents' marriage had already started to unravel, and the princess spent most of the time with her mother.

After the death of King John in , Isabella remained in the full care of her mother and was with her until , when Isabella of Angouleme remarried and left the English court.

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