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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.
Sep 22, 2021 · Anne was still the King’s official mistress, and he professed his love and favour for her by marrying her to Jean de Brosse in 1532, which made Anne the Duchess of Étampes. However, politically the Grand Master of France, Anne de Montmorency, and his faction controlled the king during this time.
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
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).
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 Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 11, 2018 · While some historians believed that this painting is more likely to be the work of a French painter Jean Clouet (Palustre), the Met currently attributes the portrait to Cornelle de Lyon and names the sitter as Anne de Pisseleu, Duchesse d’Étampes.
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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.
