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Jeanne d'Albret (Basque: Joana Albretekoa; Occitan: Joana de Labrit; 16 November 1528 – 9 June 1572), also known as Jeanne III, was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572. Jeanne was the daughter of Henry II of Navarre and Margaret of Angoulême. In 1541, she married William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. The marriage was annulled in 1545.
May 5, 2022 · Jeanne d ’Albret (Joan III of Navarre, l. 1528-1572) was Queen of Navarre, daughter of Marguerite de Navarre (l. 1492-1549) and niece of King Francois I (Francis I of France, r. 1515-1547). She is best known for leading the Huguenots (French Protestants) in the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) and as mother of King Henry IV of France.
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- Jeanne d'Albret was Queen of Navarre, daughter of Marguerite de Navarre. She was a powerful Protestant queen who led Huguenot forces in the third c...
- Jeanne d'Albret is famous for leading the Huguenot forces in the early years of the French Wars of Religion but is also known as the mother of King...
- Jeanne d'Albret converted to Calvinism on Christmas Day 1560.
- Jeanne d'Albret's first marriage (when she was 12) was annulled because it was never consumated. Her second marriage, to Antoine de Bourbon, was ha...
- Jeanne d'Albret and Catherine de Medici worked to negotiate peace between Protestants and Catholics, though the two women did not like each other....
- Jeanne d'Albret died of natural causes (probably tuberculosis) in 1572. The rumor that she was poisoned by Catherine de Medici is untrue.
Other articles where Jeanne d’Albret is discussed: Albret Family: In 1550 the lands of Albret were made a duchy. Jeanne d’Albret (1528–72), Jean’s granddaughter, married Antoine de Bourbon and left her titles to her son, Henry III of Navarre, who became king of France as Henry IV. A member of the Miossans branch of the family, César-Phébus d’Albret (1614–76),…
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Jul 24, 2018 · Introduction. Jeanne d’Albret, queen of Navarre, was one of the most powerful political women of 16th-century Europe. Along with Elizabeth I of England and Catherine de’ Medici in France, Jeanne d’Albret played a leading role in the religious and political conflicts that marked the second half of the 16th century.
Jeanne d'Albret 1528–1572 Queen of NavarreAs the niece of the French king Francis I and the daughter of the ruler of the kingdom of Navarre in the Pyrenees, Jeanne d'Albret was a key player in the royal politics of France. She worked hard to ensure that her son Henry of Navarre would succeed to the throne.
Jeanne’s parents were Henri II d’Albret, king of Navarre and Marguerite d’Angoulême, a sister of François 1 st. In 1541, François 1 st. married her to the Duke de Clèves. This forced marriage was broken off in 1545. In 1553, she married Antoine de Bourbon. In 1553, Henri de Navarre, the future Henri IV, was born from this union.
Jeanne d'Albret (1528–1572)One of the first members of the French nobility to convert to Protestantism, who became a leader of the Huguenot movement, and whose son Henry IV became king of England and founder of the Bourbon Dynasty. Name variations: Joan III, Queen of Navarre; Jeanne III d'Albret.
