Queen consort of England
The French princess who married England's king, turned on him with an army, toppled his regime, and ruled the country through her teenage son — until he grew up and ended her power by force.
Isabella arrived in England at twelve to marry Edward II, supporting him through early baronial wars and working alongside his controversial favourite, Piers Gaveston. After Gaveston's death in 1312, Edward took a new favourite, Hugh Despenser the Younger, whose influence Isabella could not tolerate; by 1325 the marriage had collapsed. On a diplomatic trip to France she likely began an affair with Roger Mortimer, returned in 1326 with a mercenary army, and watched the king's forces desert him entirely. She deposed Edward, became regent for her young son Edward III, and may have arranged her hu…
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