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Louise of Savoy – Madame la regente

January 12, 2018 Amy Eloise Kelly 1

Louise of Savoy was a politically active, assertive woman and a mother of a French king, but she had never been Queen of France herself […]

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Renée of France – The protestant Duchess of Ferrara

October 24, 2017 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

Renée was born on 25 October 1510 to King Louis XII of France and his consort Anne of Brittany. Louis and Anne had only married […]

Chateau du Clos Lucé – Writing and Prayer

August 30, 2017 Moniek 0

The Chateau de Cloux, now known as the Chateau du Clos Lucé was built in 1471 on the foundations of a 12th-century building.  The main part […]

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Marguerite of Angoulême – The mother of the French Renaissance

September 8, 2016 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

Marguerite was born to Charles, Count of Angoulême and Louise of Savoy in 1492. Her brother Francis succeeded their cousin Louis XII to the throne […]

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