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Queen Claude’s sister, Renée of France, Duchess of Ferrara, told Nicholas Throckmorton in Elizabeth I’s reign: “There was another cause which worked in her a goodwill towards the Queen [Elizabeth I]; there was an old acquaintance between the Queen’s mother [Anne Boleyn] and her, when the former was one of the maids-of-honour of the ...
Oct 31, 2017 · Renée was born in the autumn of 1510 to King Louis XII of France. Her mother, Anne the Duchess of Brittany, was believed to be the richest woman in Europe at the time and died when Renée was only 3 years old. By the time Renée turned 5, she had lost her father, as well. In April 1528, barely 18 years old and yoked by an arranged marriage ...
Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French feminine given name and surname . Renée is the female form of René, with the extra –e making it feminine according to French grammar. [1] The name Renée is the French form of the late Roman name Renatus and the meaning is reborn or born again.
Oct 25, 2015 · When Renée was eighteen years old, in 1528, she was married to Ercole d'Este (the son of Lucrezia Borgia) in order to strengthen the alliance between France and Ferrara. Although the Ferrarese court was "one of the most glittering in Europe," Renée's "Italian career" as the duchess of Ferrara was a disaster, husband and wife mismatched in the ...
Dec 19, 2016 · Renée of France by Jean Clouet, c. 1550. The sudden thunder of hooves shook the quietness of the late-summer night. Soon the villa in Consandolo, Italy, became a hive of activity as everyone assembled into the hall to hear Duke Ercole’s decree. The orders were peremptory. Duchess Renée was to return immediately to the palace […]
This book considers the life and legacy of Renée de France (1510–75), the youngest daughter of King Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne, exploring her cultural, spiritual, and political influence and her evolving roles and actions as fille de France, Duchess of Ferrara, and Dowager Duchess at Montargis. Drawing on a variety of often overlooked ...
Renée of France (25 October 1510 - – 12 June 1574), was Duchess of Ferrara from 31 October 1534 until 3 October 1559 by marriage to Ercole II d'Este, grandson of Pope Alexander VI. Marriage . On 28 June 1528 she married Ercole d'Este, Hereditary Prince of Modena in Ferrara.
