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Margaret of Valois 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
Margaret of Valois Margaret of Valois, painting by François Clouet, c. 1572; in the Sabauda Gallery, Turin, Italy.

Margaret Of Valois

queen consort of Navarre
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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 Francis II
brother Henry III
brother Charles IX
brother François, duc d’Anjou
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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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