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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.
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- September 1580 (71-72)Heilly
- Fontaine-Lavagane, Oise
Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly. 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. Anne enriched her family and friends through her courtly influence and after Francis ...
Sep 22, 2021 · Anne was born in 1508 in Picardy, France, to parents Guillaume de Pisseleu, seigneur d’Heilly, and his second wife Anne Sanguin de Meudon. The family were noble but not particularly wealthy. Anne’s father was married three times, and Anne was one of 23 siblings (though some sources say there were more). After her mother died, [read more]
1508. Died: c. 1580. Anne de Pisseleu, duchess d’Étampes (born 1508—died c. 1580) 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 ...
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Anne de Pisseleu, Duchess of Étampes, was maîtresse en titre of François I, one of the first really high profile figures in such a position. This chapter provides a number of perspectives, combining profound suspicion of non-royal women in political
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"Anne de Pisseleu d´Heilly, Duchess of Étampes, (1508 – 1580) was chief mistress of Francis I of France. She became Francis´ mistress following his return from captivity in 1526. Anne enriched her family and friends through her courtly influence and after Francis´ death was banished from court and temporarily imprisoned in ...
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Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, duchesse d'Étampes, came to the French court before 1522 as one of the maids of honor of Louise of Savoy . Francis I made her his mistress, probably on his return from his captivity at Madrid in 1526, and soon gave up Comtesse de Châteaubriant for her. Known as sprightly, pretty, witty and cultured, Anne would ...
