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She had two brothers, François-Annibal d'Estrées, who wrote extensively about Gabrielle in his Memoirs (1666), and François-Louis d'Estrées, and five sisters, including Françoise d'Estrées, Angélique d'Estrées, Julienne d'Estrées, and Diane d'Estrées, who later wrote the book Memorial to Gabrielle, Duchess de Beaufort (1615). (The ...
Antoine was the son of Jean d'Estrées, Count of Orbec and Marquis of Cœuvres (1486–1571), Grand Master of Artillery of France from 1597 to 1599, under the reign of Henri IV. His mother was Catherine de Bourbon (c. 1508 to c. 1530). Antoine was absent-minded and prone to making mistakes, the greatest of which was to marry Françoise Babou.
Diane d'Estrées (1566-1618), daughter of Antoine d'Estrées and Françoise Babou de la Bourdaisière, sister of Gabrielle d'Estrées, mistress of Henri IV, and other siblings. She was the mistress of Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette , by whom she had a daughter, Louise, abbess of Sainte-Glossinde in Metz.
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Gabrielle d'Estrées. Gabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux [1] ( French: [ɡabʁijɛl dɛstʁe]; 1573 [2] [3] – 10 April 1599) was a mistress, confidante and adviser of Henry IV of France. She is noted for her role in ending the religious civil wars that plagued France for more than 30 years.
May 28, 2016 · Gabrielle d’Estreés came from a family of women who were courtesans. She had the great fortune to become the maîtresse-en-titre or official chief mistress of King Henri IV of France. The circumstance which differentiates her from other official royal mistresses is the fact that Henri was willing to marry her. Gabrielle was born c. 1573….
It is believed that our surname originated from the French peerage, Épernon. This prestigious title was bestowed on our ancestor, Jean Louis Nogaret de La Vallette, by Henry III, King of France. In 1638 the Duc d'Épernon's son, Bernard, fled France after being falsely accused of treason. He escaped to the Netherlands before migrating to Wales.
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Abstract. This chapter is mainly concerned with the story of an acknowledged mistress of Henry IV, Gabrielle d'Estrees, who, unlike his wife Marguerite, who had
