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Mar 22, 2024 · Louis XII (born June 27, 1462, Blois, France—died January 1, 1515, Paris) was the king of France from 1498, noted for his disastrous Italian wars and for his domestic popularity. Son of Charles, duc d’Orléans, and Marie de Clèves, Louis succeeded his father as duke in 1465. In 1476 he was forced to marry Jeanne of France, daughter of his ...
The Great Hours of Anne of Brittany is undoubtedly a masterpiece of French painting, as is fitting for a manuscript intended for someone who was twice queen of France: with Charles VIII and then Louis XII. The folios of this codex feature veritable paintings rather than the miniatures usual in this type of book.
Chapter 1: A Hazardous Upbringing. Anne was born in 1477 to Duke Francis II of Brittany, and his second wife, Marguerite of Foix. Her maternal grandmother, Eleanor, had been queen-regnant of Navarre, a title which eventually passed to Anne’s cousin, Catherine. Like Navarre, Brittany in 1477 was an independent state, and also like Navarre, it ...
Apr 16, 2018 · Anne of Brittany – A twice crowned Queen. Anne of Brittany was born on 25 January 1476 at 6.30 in the morning as the daughter of Francis II, Duke of Brittany and Margaret of Foix. Her father had married once before to his cousin Margaret of Brittany, who had given him a son who died not long after birth. Margaret died of consumption [read more]
Book 0. Sense of Touch: Love and Duty at Anne of Brittany's Court. by Rozsa Gaston. 3.80 · 308 Ratings · 44 Reviews · 4 editions. In July of 1497 Anne of Brittany, Queen of France,…. Want to Read.
Apr 13, 2018 · As Queen of France, she was obviously a very wealthy woman. She was a great patron of arts and one of her prayer books, The Great Hours of the Duchess of Brittany, Anne of Brittany, one of those beautiful, illuminated manuscripts of the period. So she was a very religious woman, she went on a number of different pilgrimages.
