Stewart, Isabel (d. 1494)

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Stewart, Isabel (d. 1494)

Duchess of Brittany. Name variations: Isabella, duchess de Bretagne; Isabel Stuart. Died in 1494; dau. of James I (1394–1437), king of Scotland (r. 1406–1437), and Joan Beaufort (c. 1410–1445); m. Francis duc de Bretagne also known as Francis I (b. 1414), duke of Brittany, on Oct 30, 1442; children: Marguerite de Foix (fl. 1456–1477); Marie of Dreux (who m. John, viscount de Rohan).

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