 isabella of hainaut (valenciennes, 5 april 1170 &ndash; 15 march 1190, paris) was queen of france as the first wife of king philip ii. == early life == isabella was born in valenciennesnote:some online sources such as charles cawley's medieval lands give her birthdate as 23 april 1170 and her birthplace as lille on 5 april 1170, the daughter of baldwin v, count of hainaut, and margaret i, countess of flanders. at the age of one, her father had her betrothed to henry, the future count of champagne. he was the nephew of adÃ¨le of champagne, who was queen of france. in 1179, both their fathers swore that they would proceed with the marriage, but her father later agreed to her marrying philip ii of france. == queen of france == she married king philip on 28 april 1180 at bapaume and brought as her dowry the county of artois. the marriage was arranged by her maternal uncle philip, count of flanders, who was advisor to the king.cawley: medieval lands  isabella was crowned queen of france at saint denis on 28 may 1180. as baldwin v rightly claimed to be a descendant of charlemagne, the chroniclers of the time saw in this marriage a union of the carolingian and capetian dynasties. the wedding did not please the queen mother, since it had meant the rejection of her nephew and the lessening of influence for her kinsmen. though she received extravagant praise from certain annalists, she failed to win the affections of philip due to her inability to provide him with an heir; although she was only 14 years old at the time. meanwhile, king philip in 1184, was waging war against flanders, and angered at seeing his wife's father, baldwin, support his enemies, he called a council at sens for the purpose of repudiating her. according to gislebert of mons, isabella then appeared barefooted and dressed as a penitent in the town's churches and thus gained the s
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