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Biography 'Queen Margot'; daughter of Henri II by Catherine de Medici; first wife of Henri of Navarre, future King Henri IV, whom she married in 1572; the marriage was declared null and void in 1599, but she was allowed to retain the title of Queen.
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The Diamond Necklace Affair reads like a fictional farce, but it was all true—and would become the final straw that led to demands for the queen's head.
It is a story whose characters and actions are so implausible that at times it seems like the wild invention of a work of fiction. But the Diamond Necklace Affair was a scandal that was all too responsible for the eventual execution of Marie Antoinette—the last Queen of France before the French Revolution.
Most shocking, perhaps, is that the Queen was totally unaware of the elaborate scam.
It all began with a dubious “countess”—Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy—the self-styled “Comtesse de la Motte,” who passed herself off as a descendant of the former French royal family, the Valois, but whose links to nobility were fairly dubious. Realizing that her husband’s paltry income would never fund the extravagant lifestyle she desired, La Motte thought she could win the favor of the queen herself, who, hearing of La Motte’s shady background, refused to meet her.
Undaunted, La Motte took a lover, Rétaux de Villette, a soldier who served with her husband, and also, in 1783, became the mistress of the prestigious Cardinal de Rohan. The cardinal, who had been French ambassador to Vienna a few years earlier, had fallen foul of Marie Antoinette’s mother, the Empress Maria Theresa, and wanted nothing more than to win back royal approval. La Motte saw her chance.
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Apr 28, 2022 · Marie Marguerite de Valois (1444–1473) was the natural daughter of King Charles VII of France and his mistress Agnès Sorel. She had two sisters, Charlotte de Valois (1446–1477) and Jeanne de Valois (born 1448). Marie married Olivier de Coétivy, Count of Taillebourg. Her older sister Charlotte married Jacques de Brézé, Count of ...
In 1364, Marie married Robert I, Duke of Bar. Marie had an extensive library and obtained works about a variety of topics. She read romances and poetry, but also works about history and theology. [citation needed] Jean d'Arras dedicated his Roman de Mélusine to Marie. Marie and Robert I were parents to eleven children: Charles of Bar (d. 1392)
