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Catherine d'Alençon (bef.1396 – 22 June 1462 in Paris) was the Duchess consort of Bavaria as the second spouse of Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria. She was a younger daughter of Peter II of Alençon and his wife Marie Chamaillart, Viscountess of Beaumont-au-Maine. Catherine was also maid of honour to Louis' sister, Isabeau of Bavaria.
- before 1396
- Valois-Alençon
- 22 June 1462, Paris
- Peter of Évreux, Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria
Monsieur François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (French: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici.
- 27 June 1584, Basilica of St Denis, France
- Valois-Angoulême
Mar 14, 2024 · François, duc d’Anjou was the fourth and youngest son of Henry II of France and Catherine de Médicis; his three brothers—Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III—were kings of France. But for his early death at age 30, he too would have been king. Catherine de Médicis gave him Alençon in 1566, and he
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Catherine d'Alençon was the Duchess consort of Bavaria as the second spouse of Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria. She was a younger daughter of Peter II of Alençon and his wife Marie Chamaillart, Viscountess of Beaumont-au-Maine. Catherine was also maid of honour to Louis' sister, Isabeau of Bavaria.
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The county of Alençon was raised to a dukedom in 1414. Jean, 1st Duc d'Alençon, was killed at Agincourt, 1415, after having with his own hand slain the Duke of York. His son, Jean, 2nd Duc d'Alençon (who features in Shakespeare 's Henry VI), was dispossessed of his duchy in the Battle of Verneuil on 17 August 1424: the Duke was defeated and ...
In the early 1570s, the queen-mother, Catherine de' Medici, proposed a match for Alençon — Queen Elizabeth I of England. Elizabeth objected at first on the grounds of age and disparity of religion, but the proposal was not outright refused, and the negotiations carried on for years.
Dec 21, 2023 · Catherine d'Alenon (born before 1396 22 June 1462 in Paris) was a younger daughter of Peter II of Alenon and his wife Marie Chamaillart, Viscountess of BeaumontauMaine. Catherine was the second wife of Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria. Catherine was also maid of honour to Louis' sister, Isabeau of B
