Margaret Of Valois

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Portrait of Marguerite de Valois, chalk drawing by François Clouet, c. 1559; in the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France. 30.1 × 21.1 cm.

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Margaret Of Valois

queen consort of Navarre

Also known as: Margaret of France, Marguerite de France, Marguerite de Valois, Queen Margot, Reine Margot

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Also called:: Margaret Of France, orQueen Margot

French:: Marguerite De Valois, or De France, or Reine Margot

Born:: May 14, 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Fr.

Died:: March 27, 1615, Paris (aged 61)

Notable Family Members:: spouse Henry IV; father Henry II; mother Catherine de Médici; brother François, duc d’Anjou; brother Henry III; brother Francis II; brother Charles IX

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Margaret Of Valois (born May 14, 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Fr.—died March 27, 1615, Paris) was the queen consort of Navarre known for her licentiousness and for her Mémoires, a vivid exposition of France during her lifetime. The daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de Médicis, she played a secondary part in the Wars of Religion (1562–98) from the moment she took her place at court in 1569. Her relations with her brothers Charles IX and the duc d’Anjou, the future Henry III, were often strained, and she had an early liaison with Henri, duc de Guise, the leader of ...(100 of 323 words)

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