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Louise of Montelimar
By the Grace of God, Queen of Arendaal and Suionia
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Queen Consort of Arendaal
Consort of King Edvard II of Arendaal
Consort 1350 - 1377
Predecessor King of Suionia
Successor Catharina of Batavie
Queen Consort of Suionia
Consort of King Edvard II of Arendaal
Consort 1350 - 1377
Predecessor Gisela I of Arendaal
Successor Catharina of Batavie
Birth 1324, Valmy
Death 1377, Emyn Arnen
From Montelimar
Marriage 1343, Arnen Castle
Father King Charles VII of Montelimar
Mother Queen of Montelimar
Issue Lief, Prince of Arendaal
Viveka, Holy Germanic Empress
Rikissa, Duchess of Franken
Royal House House of (by birth)
House of Langsvard (by marriage)
Full Name Louise de Brissac der Langsvard-Kapét
Religion Christian (Catholic)
Buried Saint Chapelle, Emyn Arnen
OOC unknown; Alexander depicted in a Manuscript for Engelbert of Nassau (Bodleian); Isabeau of Bavaria

Louise of Montelimar ("Louise the Blessed"') (1324 - 1377) was the first wife of King Edvard II of Arendaal and thus the Queen Consort of Arendaal and Queen Consort of Suionia between 1350 and her death in 1377. The daughter of Charles VII of Montelimar, she married the future Aren King seven years before he ascended the throne.


King Edvard II of Arendaal and Louise of Montelimar holding court


The marriage of Edvard II and Louise took place in 1343, seven years before he became King. The event has been documented extensively by contemporary chroniclers. The bride was 19 and the groom three years her junior. The writer Robert of Clari is clear about the rich entourage that accompanied Louise to Emyn Arnen: "Her royal father arrayed his daughter very richly and sent her with the messengers to the Aren kingdom ... When they were come, her husband the Prince did very great honor to the damsel and made great rejoicing over her and her people ...".

Louise's eldest son by Edvard, Crown Prince Lief predeceased her husband and so Edvard II was succeeded by their granddaughter Blanche I.


Louise of Montelimar on horseback with her ladies


Though grief stricken by Louise's death, King Edvard II would go on to remarry, taking the Batavian Princess, Catharina as his second wife in 1378. The latter surprised and delighted the Aren court by naming her daughter by Edvard II “Lovisa” (an Aren form of the French name Louise) in honour of Queen Louise.

Perhaps because she was preoccupied with her many pregnancies, Louise's political influence as Queen was muted. She presided over Edvard II's court and was seen as the pinnacle of the medieval lady: demure, elegant and beautiful. She is characterized in the Historia Norselandt as prudent, modest, and with good sense. The queen was fond of jousting tournaments and court masques. She was also a patron of literature, including Andreas Capellanus, who served in her court, and Chrétien de Troyes.

Louise was literate in French, Norse (Arnen) and Latin and maintained a substantial library. She was also commended by the Church for her piety and generous donations to religious institutions.

Family, Marriage and Children[]

Aren Royalty
Kapétien Dynasty
House of Langsvard

House of Sverker
Last monarch
   Isabelle I of Arendaal
Children include
   Sven III of Arendaal
Sven III
Consort
   Immanuelle of Saxony
Children include
   Kristian I of Arendaal
   Alienore,QueenofMontelimar
   Erika, Countess of Schlesnitz
   Hilda,Queen of Eiffelland
Kristian I
Consort
   Ursula of Franken
Children include
   Gisela I of Arendaal
Gisela I
Consort
   King of Suionia
Children include
   Edvard II of Arendaal
   Richenza,TalemantineEmpress
Edvard II
Consorts
   Louise of Montelimar
   Catharina of Batavie
Children include
   Crown Prince Lief (married Martha of Anglyn)
   Rikissa,Duchessof Franken
   Viveka,HolyGermanicEmpress
Grandchildren include
   Blanche I of Arendaal
   Nissa,Queen ofMontelimar
Blanche I
Consort
   Karl August of Saxony
Children include
    Niklaas III of Arendaal
    Kristine,TalemantineEmpress
House of Kronhielm

Princess Louise of Montelimar married King Edvard II of Arendaal and Suionia in 1343 at the age of 19. Their children included:

  • Lief, Prince of Arendaal (1345 - 1379) - who predeceased his father and never ruled. Lief's daughter Blanche I succeeded Edvard II
  • Rikissa of Arendaal, Duchess of Franken (b. 1345) - Consort of Thomas IV von Franken
  • Viveka of Arendaal, Holy Germanic Empress (b. 1347) - Consort of Holy Germanic Emperor Maximilian IV von Sachsen

Siblings[]

  • Jean IV of Montelimar - brother

Other Royal Relations[]

  • Alienore of Arendaal, Queen of Montelimar - grandmother and her husband's greataunt. Consort of Philippe II of Montelimar
  • Catharina of Batavie, Queen of Arendaal - husband's second wife
  • Louis V of Montelimar - nephew
  • Queen Gisela I of Arendaal - mother-in-law
  • King of Suionia - father-in-law
  • Richenza of Arendaal, Empress of the Talemantine Empire - sister-in-law (husband's sister)
  • Martha of Anglyn, Princess of Arendaal - daughter-in-law
  • Blanche I of Arendaal - grand daughter
  • Nissa of Arendaal, Queen of Montelimar - grand daughter. Consort of Jean V of Montelimar
  • Karl August von Saschen - grandson-in-law (Blanche's husband)
  • Erika of Arendaal, Countess of Schlesnitz - husband's great aunt. Mother of Sebastian I von Franken

Ancestors[]

 
 
 
 
 
King Jean II of Montelimar
 
 
King Jean III of Montelimar
 
 
 
 
 
 
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King Philippe II of Montelimar
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Geoffrey of Breotonia
 
 
King Sven III of Arendaal
 
 
 
 
 
 
Queen Isabelle I of Arendaal
 
 
Alienore of Arendaal
 
 
 
 
 
 
Holy Germanic Emperor Maximilian III
 
 
Immanuelle of Saxony (Wiese)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Holy Germanic Empress
 
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See Also[]

Consorts of the Kapétien Dynasty
House of Langsvard
Aren Royalty
Preceded by
King of Suionia
1328 – 1349
Queen Consort of Arendaal
1350 - 1377
Succeeded by
Catharina of Batavie
1378 - 1388
Princess Consort of Norseberg
1350 - 1377
Grand Duchess Consort of Emyn Arnen
1350 - 1377
Suionian Royalty
Preceded by
Gisela I of Arendaal
Queen Consort of Suionia
1350 - 1377
Succeeded by
Catharina of Batavie
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