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'''Margaret of Anjou''' (1430-1482) was daughter of René, count of [[Anjou]] and a niece by marriage to [[Charles VI]] of [[France]]. In 1445 she married [[Henry VI]] of [[England]]. A woman with a far stronger character than the king, she allied them both with the faction led by [[William de la Pole]], earl of Suffolk and Thomas [[Beaufort]], duke of Somerset, who were working towards peace with [[France]] by negotiation.  

'''Margaret of Anjou''' (1430-1482) was daughter of René, count of [[Anjou]] and a niece by marriage to [[Charles VI]] of [[France]]. In 1445 she married [[Henry VI]] of [[England]]. A woman with a far stronger character than the king, she allied them both with the faction led by [[William de la Pole]], earl of Suffolk and Thomas [[Beaufort]], duke of Somerset, who were working towards peace with [[France]] by negotiation.  

After Henry’s ultimate defeat the next year she was imprisoned by the Yorkists until being ransomed in 1475, renouncing her titles and all rights in England. She retired to Anjou where she led an impoverished existence until her death in 1482. She was buried in Angers Cathedral.

After Henry’s ultimate defeat the next year she was imprisoned by the Yorkists until being ransomed in 1475, renouncing her titles and all rights in England. She retired to Anjou where she led an impoverished existence until her death in 1482. She was buried in Angers Cathedral.

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