Back مارغريت أنجو Arabic مارجريت انجو ARZ Margarita d'Anjou AST Anjulu Marqarit Azerbaijani مارقارت آنژو AZB Margaret kan Anjou BCL Маргарита Анжуйска Bulgarian Marc'harid Anjev (1430-1482) Breton Margareta Napuljska BS Margarida d'Anjou Catalan
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| Margaret of Anjou | |
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 Margaret of Anjou, detail from the Talbot Shrewsbury Book | |
| Queen consort of England | |
| 1st tenure | 23 April 1445 – 4 March 1461 |
| Coronation | 30 May 1445, Westminster Abbey |
| 2nd tenure | 3 October 1470 – 11 April 1471 |
| Born | 23 March 1430 Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, France |
| Died | 25 August 1487 (aged 57) Anjou, France |
| Burial | Angers Cathedral, Anjou |
| Spouse | Henry VI of England |
| Issue | Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales |
| House | Valois-Anjou |
| Father | René, King of Naples |
| Mother | Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Margaret of Anjou (French: Marguerite; 23 March 1430 – 25 August 1487) was the Queen consort of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. She was born in the Duchy of Lorraine into the House of Valois-Anjou. Margaret was the second eldest daughter of René, King of Naples and Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine.
Margaret was important in the Wars of the Roses. At times, she personally led the House of Lancaster into battle. Her husband had several nervous breakdowns. They were seen as insanity, so Margaret ruled the kingdom in his place. It was she who called for a Great Council in May 1455 that excluded the House of York headed by Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York. This started a civil conflict that lasted for more than thirty years. This conflict caused the deaths of thousands of men. One of those who died was her only son Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.
Margaret was taken prisoner by the Yorkists after the Lancastrian defeat at Tewkesbury. In 1475, she was ransomed by her cousin, King Louis XI of France. She went to live in France as a poor relation of the French king. She died in France at the age of 57.