In April 1335 at Poissy, Maria married her first husband Charles d'Évreux.[1] They were married for only a year but had twin sons. On the 5 September 1336 Charles died leaving Maria a seventeen-year-old widow with her two young sons.
Maria remarried only three months after Charles' death to Charles II, Count of Alençon.[1] It was a second marriage for them both, Charles' first wife Jeanne of Joigny had died the previous year. They were married for nine years when Charles died at the Battle of Crécy.
Doubleday, Simon R. (2001). The Lara Family: Crown and Nobility in Medieval Spain. Harvard University Press.
April 13, 2024
maría, cerda, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, cerda, second, maternal, family, name, lara, maria, cerda, lara, 1319, march, 1375, youngest, daughter, fernando, cerda, wife, juana, núñez, lara, maria, member, castilian, house, burgundy, second, m. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is de la Cerda and the second or maternal family name is de Lara Maria de la Cerda y de Lara 1319 13 March 1375 was the youngest daughter of Fernando de la Cerda and his wife Juana Nunez de Lara 1 Maria was a member of the Castilian House of Burgundy By her second marriage she was Countess of Alencon Maria de la CerdaCountess of EtampesReign1335 1336Countess of AlenconTenure1336 1346Born1319Died13 March 1375ParisSpouseCharles d EvreuxCharles II Count of AlenconIssueamong others Louis II d EvreuxCharles III of AlenconPeter II of AlenconRobert of AlenconHouseHouse of la CerdaFatherFernando de la CerdaMotherJuana Nunez de Lara Contents 1 Life 2 Children 3 References 4 SourcesLife editMaria was a younger sister of Juan Nunez III de Lara and Blanca de la Cerda y Lara 2 When she was only three years of age her father died her mother died twenty nine years later in 1351 nbsp Maria and her second husband CharlesIn April 1335 at Poissy Maria married her first husband Charles d Evreux 1 They were married for only a year but had twin sons On the 5 September 1336 Charles died leaving Maria a seventeen year old widow with her two young sons Maria remarried only three months after Charles death to Charles II Count of Alencon 1 It was a second marriage for them both Charles first wife Jeanne of Joigny had died the previous year They were married for nine years when Charles died at the Battle of Crecy Maria died in Paris on 13 March 1375 and was buried beside her second husband in the now demolished church of the Couvent des Jacobins in Paris their effigies are now in the Basilica of St Denis Children editWith Charles d Evreux she had twin sons Louis II d Evreux 1336 1400 1 married Jeanne d 1389 daughter of Raoul I of Brienne Count of Eu John 1336 aft 1373 Rome 1 With Charles II of Alencon she had the following children Charles III of Alencon 1337 5 July 1375 Lyon 1 Philippe of Alencon 1338 1397 Rome 1 made Bishop of Beauvais in 1356 later Cardinal Archbishop of Rouen Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Patriarch of Aquileia and Bishop of Ostia and Sabina Peter II of Alencon 1340 20 September 1404 Isabelle 1342 3 September 1379 Poissy 1 became a nun Robert of Alencon 1344 1377 1 Count of Perche married 5 April 1374 Jeanne daughter of Viscount John I of RohanReferences edit a b c d e f g h i Doubleday 2001 p 172 Doubleday 2001 p 189 Sources editDoubleday Simon R 2001 The Lara Family Crown and Nobility in Medieval Spain Harvard University Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maria de la Cerda amp oldid 1185277981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
