margaret was crowned queen consort of england on 30 may 1445 at westminster abbey by john stafford, archbishop of canterbury at the age of fifteen. she was described as beautiful, and furthermore "already a woman: passionate and proud and strong-willed". those that anticipated the future return of english claims to french territory believed that she already understood her duty to protect the interests of the crown fervently. she seems to have inherited this indomitability from her mother, who fought to establish her husband's claim to the kingdom of naples, and from her paternal grandmother yolande of aragon, who actually governed anjou "with a man's hand", putting the province in order and keeping out the english. thus by family example and her own forceful personality, she was fully capable of becoming the "champion of the crown".