Isabella of Hainaut (5 April 1170-15 March 1190) was Queen consort of France from 28 April 1180 to 15 March 1190 with King Philip II of France.
Biography[]
Isabella of Hainaut was born on 5 April 1170 in Valenciennes, France, the daughter of Baldwin V of Hainaut and Margaret I of Flanders. On 28 April 1180, she married King Philip II of France, to whom her uncle Philip of Flanders was an adviser. In 1184, King Philip sought to repudiate their marriage due to her father fighting against him, but Isabella dressed as a barefooted penitant to the town's churches, gaining the people's sympathy and leading to protests. Robert I of Dreux convinced the king to cancel the annullment of the alliance, as Isabella was the heir to the County of Artois. She died in 1190, widowing King Philip.