Search results
Feast. 24 July. Louise of Savoy (28 December 1461 – 24 July 1503) was a member of the French royal family, who gave up a life of privilege and comfort to become a Poor Clare nun. She was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1839.
Louise of Savoy (11 September 1476 – 22 September 1531) was a French noble and regent, Duchess suo jure of Auvergne and Bourbon, Duchess of Nemours and the mother of King Francis I and Marguerite of Navarre. She was politically active and served as the regent of France in 1515, in 1525–1526 and in 1529, during the absence of her son.
Louise of Savoy (28 December 1461 – 24 July 1503) was a member of the French royal family, who gave up a life of privilege and comfort to become a Poor Clare nun. She was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1839.
People also ask
Who was Louise of Savoy?
How did Louise of Savoy die?
Was Louise of Savoy a good woman?
Did Louise of Savoy forget her son?
Mar 22, 2024 · Louise Of Savoy (born Sept. 11, 1476, Pont d’Ain, France—died Sept. 22, 1531, Grez, near Fontainebleau) was the mother of King Francis I of France, who as regent twice during his reign played a major role in the government of France. The daughter of Philip II the Landless, duke of Savoy, and Marguerite de Bourbon, Louise married Charles de ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 12, 2018 · Louise of Savoy was a politically active, assertive woman and a mother of a French king, but she had never been Queen of France herself and was not born into the monarchy. Louise was born to Phillip II of Savoy and his wife, Marguerite de Bourbon.
Louise of Savoy (28 December 1461 – 24 July 1503) was a member of the French royal family, who gave up a life of privilege and comfort to become a Poor Clare nun. She was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1839.
Louise of Savoy (1476–1531) Duchess of Angoulême, mother of King Francis I, and regent of France who negotiated, with Margaret of Austria, the Peace of Cambrai. Name variations: Louise de Savoie. Regent of France (1515–1516, 1525–1526); born September 11, 1476, in the Châteaux de Pont-d'Ain in Savoy, now southwest France; died on ...
