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Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly (French pronunciation: [an də pislø dɛji]), Duchess of Étampes, (1508 – 1580) was chief mistress of Francis I of France. She became Francis' mistress following his return from captivity in 1526.
Born Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly in 1508; died around 1580; daughter of Guillaume de Pisseleu, sieur d'Heilly (a noble of Picardy); married Jean de Brosse, eventually the duc d'Étampes; mistress of Francis I, king of France (r. 1515–1547).
Sep 22, 2021 · Anne used her power and influence to promote her brothers and sisters into leading church roles throughout France but also used her power to support the arts by financing poets and writers and renovating many of the King’s properties. Anne’s influence could be seen everywhere.
Nov 19, 2022 · Anna Jeanne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Duchess of Étampes (1508 – 1580), was the mistress of Francis I of France. She was a daughter of Adrien de Pisseleu, seigneur d'Heilly, a nobleman of Picardy, who, with the rise of his daughter at court, was made seigneur of Meudon, Master of waters and forests of Île de France, of Champagne and of Brie.
- 1508
- September 1580 (71-72)Heilly
- Fontaine-Lavagane, Oise
Anne de Pisseleu d’Heilly (1508–1580) was the first major example of such a woman in the political history of early modern France as mistress to François I (1494–1547).
- David Potter
Anne de Pisseleu, duchess d’Étampes was the mistress of King Francis I of France and the major supporter of the party of the Duke d’Orléans in opposition to that of the dauphin (the future Henry II). The daughter of a nobleman of Picardy, she came to court before 1522 as maid of honour to Louise of.
Anne de Pisseleu, duchesse d'Étampes, née vers la fin de l'année 1508, au château de Fontaine-Lavaganne ( Picardie ), et morte dans les premiers jours de septembre 1580 1, au château d'Heilly ( Picardie ), fut la favorite de Francois Ier, jusqu'à la mort du roi.
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