winterhalters:history meme (french edition) → 6 couples (3/6) Louis IX the Blessed & Marguerit
winterhalters:history meme (french edition) → 6 couples (3/6) Louis IX the Blessed & Marguerite of Provence.“Louis was evidently impressed with the sincerity of her devotion and warmed her quickly. A stranger in Paris, Marguerite[…] was completely reliant upon her husband’s company. She looked up to and deffered to him, but she also amused and enchanted him. […] She adored her handsome new husband, who spoke beautifully and treated her with such gentleness and kindness. However, the growing passion inside the royal couple was not to please the King’s mother; Blanche of Castile watched her daughter-in-law, to the point of forbidding the King and the Queen to meet. Eventually, Marguerite bore Louis eleven children, took command and defended Damietta during Louis’ captivity in Egypt, and displayed moments of tenderness and affection toward her beloved husband. The young queen’s sojourn in the Holy Land was to affect her standing at home and abroad; she had gained international prestige for her fortitude. She was recognized as intelligent, practical, fair, and after her return, often asked to mediate disputes. Her husband, bereft to his mother’s counsel, frequently turned to her for advice. When the news of Louis’ sudden death reached Marguerite, in 1270, thirty five years had passed since their wedding, yet she was left desperately heartbroken. ” – N. Goldstone, Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe // G. of Beaulieu, The Sanctity of Louis IX: Early Lives of Saint Louis. -- source link
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