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Louise of Savoy (11 September 1476 – 22 September 1531) was a French noble and regent, Duchess suo jure of Auvergne and Bourbon, Duchess of Nemours and the mother of King Francis I and Marguerite of Navarre. She was politically active and served as the regent of France in 1515, in 1525–1526 and in 1529, during the absence of her son.
Mar 22, 2024 · Louise Of Savoy (born Sept. 11, 1476, Pont d’Ain, France—died Sept. 22, 1531, Grez, near Fontainebleau) was the mother of King Francis I of France, who as regent twice during his reign played a major role in the government of France. The daughter of Philip II the Landless, duke of Savoy, and Marguerite de Bourbon, Louise married Charles de ...
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Name variations: Louise de Savoie. Regent of France (1515–1516, 1525–1526); born September 11, 1476, in the Châteaux de Pont-d'Ain in Savoy, now southwest France; died on September 22, 1531, at Grez-sur-Loing, south of Fontainebleau, France; buried on October 19, 1531, at Saint-Denis, Paris, beside the kings and queens of France, following ...
Jan 12, 2018 · Louise of Savoy was a politically active, assertive woman and a mother of a French king, but she had never been Queen of France herself and was not born into the monarchy. Louise was born to Phillip II of Savoy and his wife, Marguerite de Bourbon. Louise’s father spent most of his life as the younger member of the ducal family and had lost ...
Nov 12, 2016 · Louise of Savoy. The men of France invoked the ancient Merovingian Salic Law to bar women from inheriting the throne of France but this hasn’t stopped women from ruling the kingdom. There is a prominent tradition of women acting as Regents. Louise of Savoy was a formidable women well versed in politics.
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Louise of Savoy (11 September 1476 – 22 September 1531) was a French noble and regent, Duchess suo jure of Auvergne and Bourbon, Duchess of Nemours and the mother of King Francis I and Marguerite of Navarre. She was politically active and served as the regent of France in 1515, in 1525–1526 and in 1529, during the absence of her son.
Savoy, Louise of (1476 – 1531). Mother of King Francis I and influential figure in the culture and government of Renaissance France.The daughter of Philip II, the Duke of Savoy, and Margaret of Bourbon, Louise was married at the age of twelve to Charles of Valois, the count of Angouleme and cousin of King Louis XII.
