Editing Marie of Anjou

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|birth = 14 October 1404<br>{{Wiki|Angers}}, [[Kingdom of France]]
|death = 29 November 1463<br>{{Wiki|Poitou-Charentes}}, Kingdom of France
|species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = *{{Wiki|House of Valois-Anjou}}
*[[Kingdom of France]]
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'''Marie of Anjou''' (1404 – 1463) was, as the wife of [[Charles VII of France]], Queen of France from 1422 to 1461. Her mother Queen [[Yolande of Aragon]] was the [[Mentor]] of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassins]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
Marie was born on 14 October 1404 as the eldest daughter of {{Wiki|Louis II of Anjou}} and Yolande of Aragon, was betrothed to her second cousin Charles, Dauphin to the French throne, in 1413. Despite challenges, their marriage occurred on 18 December 1422 in {{Wiki|Bourges}}, making Marie Queen of France, although she was never crowned.<ref name="WP">{{WP|Marie of Anjou}}</ref>

===Reign===
During the escalating efforts of the [[Hundred Years' War]], Marie's family began funding Charles and his military.<ref name="WP"/> On 9 March 1429, the Maid of Lorraine [[Jeanne d'Arc]] dictated a letter to her step-cousin and affectionately named "Witness", [[Gabriel Laxart]]. In the letter Jeanne explained she was to meet Queen Yolande, the mother of the Dauphin's wife, to ascertain whether or not she was the fabled saviour of [[Orléans]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Chapter 15</ref>

===Later life===
After giving birth to fourteen children with Charles, her husband died in July 1461. Marie then became queen dowager, with her son {{Wiki|Louis XI of France|Louis XI}} succeeding as king. During the winter of 1462-1463, she made a pilgrimage to {{Wiki|Santiago de Compostela}}. Marie died on 29 November 1463, upon returning from her pilgrimage, and was buried alongside her spouse in the [[basilica of Saint-Denis]].<ref name="WP"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' {{Imo}}

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