Marriage and Children
Although politically opposed to his brother-in-law and the new Duke of Burgundy, Philip, he betrothed Isabella to Charles, Count of Charolais, only legitimate son and heir of Burgundy as a condition of truce. She and the Count of Charolais married in 30 October 1454 at Lille, France, and their marriage was reportedly good, perhaps due to her husband's faithfulness.
In 1459, Isabella stood godmother to Joachim, the short-lived son of the refugee Dauphin of France and his second wife, Charlotte of Savoy. Upon his succession to the throne of France, the Dauphin abandoned his wife in Burgundy, leaving the young Queen Charlotte dependent on Isabella's aid.
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