Margaret of Valois-Angoulême: Biography, Facts and Career
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Marguerite de Navarre (French: Marguerite d'Angoulême, Marguerite d'Alençon; 11 April 1492 – 21 December 1549), also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was a princess of France, Duchess of Alençon and Berry, and Queen of Navarre by her second marriage to King Henry II of Navarre. Her brother became King of France, as Francis I, and the two siblings were responsible for the celebrated intellectual and cultural court and salons of their day in France. Marguerite is the ancestress of the Bourbon kings of France, being the mother of Jeanne d'Albret, whose son, Henry of Navarre, succeeded as Henry IV of France, the first Bourbon king. As an author and a patron of humanists and reformers, she was an outstanding figure of the French Renaissance. Samuel Putnam called her "The First Modern Woman".
Quick facts about Margaret of Valois-Angoulême
- Full name: Margaret of Valois-Angoulême
- Born: 1492-04-20
- Nationality: Kingdom of France
- Known as: Royal
- Wikidata ID: Q190058
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Who is Margaret of Valois-Angoulême?
Marguerite de Navarre (French: Marguerite d'Angoulême, Marguerite d'Alençon; 11 April 1492 – 21 December 1549), also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was a princess of France, Duchess of Alençon and Berry, and Queen of Navarre by her second marriage to King Henry II of Navarre.
What nationality is Margaret of Valois-Angoulême?
Margaret of Valois-Angoulême is Kingdom of France.
When was Margaret of Valois-Angoulême born?
Margaret of Valois-Angoulême was born on 1492-04-20.
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