Margaret of Anjou at the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris

Margaret of Anjou (French: Marguerite; 23 March 1430 – 25 August 1482) was the wife of King Henry VI of England. As such, she wasQueen of England from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Born in the Duchy of Lorraine, into the House of Valois-Anjou, Margaret was the second eldest daughter of René I of Naples and Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine. She was one of the principal figures in the series of dynastic civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses and at times personally led theLancastrian faction. Due to her husband's frequent bouts of insanity, Margaret ruled the kingdom in his place. It was she who called for a Great Council in May 1455 that excluded the Yorkist faction headed byRichard, Duke of York, and thus provided the spark that ignited a civil conflict that lasted for over thirty years, decimated the old nobility of England, and caused the deaths of thousands of men, including her only son Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471. Margaret was taken prisoner by the victorious Yorkists after the Lancastrian defeat at Tewkesbury. In 1475, she was ransomed by her cousin, King Louis XI of France. She went to live in France as a poor relation of the French king, and she died there at the age of 52. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.安茹的玛格丽特（Margaret of Anjou，法语名：Marguerite；1430年3月23日—1482年8月25日）是英格兰国王亨利六世的王后。她曾于1445年至1461年、1470年至1471年两度担任英格兰王后。玛格丽特生于洛林公国，出身瓦卢瓦-安茹家族，是那不勒斯国王勒内一世与洛林女公爵伊莎贝拉的次女。她是玫瑰战争（Wars of the Roses）这一系列王朝内战的核心人物之一，曾多次亲自统领兰开斯特派（Lancastrian faction）。由于丈夫频繁陷入精神错乱状态，她代夫执掌王国政务。正是她于1455年5月召集大议会，将由约克公爵理查领导的约克派（Yorkist faction）排除在议会之外，这一举措成为引燃这场持续三十余年内战的导火索：内战不仅重创英格兰旧贵族阶层，更致使数千将士殒命，其中包括她唯一的儿子——威斯敏斯特的爱德华，威尔士亲王，他于1471年的特克斯伯里战役（Battle of Tewkesbury）中阵亡。玛格丽特在兰开斯特派于特克斯伯里战败后被约克派俘虏。1475年，她被其表亲法国国王路易十一赎回。此后她以法国王室远亲的身份在法国定居，最终于52岁时在法国逝世。 本藏品隶属于扫描世界（Scan The World）项目。扫描世界是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议，旨在打造全球范围内可供公众免费获取的、支持全3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标数字档案库。扫描世界是一项开源社区共建项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。