Isabella of Parma

Isabella Farnese, Princess of Parma (1641-1712) was Queen of Brunant and consort of Karl Van Draak.

Biography
Isabella was born in 1641 to Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma and Margherita de' Medici, the couple's fifth child. Her father died in 1646 at just 34 years.

In 1660 she was engaged to a Tuscan prince, Vincenzo, but his death just months later prevented the marriage from taking place. In 1662, Isabella married prince Karl Van Draak in Grijzestad. The breakout of civil war saw her husband come to the forefront of the forces against King Pieter I and his eventual victory saw Karl become king.

Isabella, a quiet and perceived shy woman would soon come to the forefront of the state. She was involved in many day-to-day affairs of the nation, with Karl happy to let her manage menial duties in which he had no interest. All the while, the queen filled the king's counsel with powerful friends and allies, to ensure there would be no attemps at reinstalling Maria Amalia of Brunant or her children on the throne. Isabella would remain a poweful figure