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Margaret of Valois, Duchess of Berry (French: Marguerite de Valois) (5 June 1523 – 15 September 1574) was Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Duke Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy. She was the daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude, Duchess of Brittany.
Dec 29, 2020 · Margaret of Valois lived through one of the most tumultuous periods in French history, and she never shied away from getting right in the middle of the fracas. From her own “Red Wedding” to the passionate affairs and vicious power grabs that became her trademark, Margaret’s life was more jaw-dropping than an episode of Game of Thrones ...
Jun 28, 2022 · Margaret de Valois (a Catholic) is famous for her marriage to Henry of Navarre (a Protestant) on 18 August 1572 in a ceremony intended to reconcile the warring Catholics and Protestants of France. She is also best known for her account of St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, which began shortly after the wedding.
Margaret of Valois, popularly known as La Reine Margot, was a French princess of the Valois dynasty who became Queen of Navarre by marriage to Henry III of Navarre and then also Queen of France at her husband's 1589 accession to the latter throne as Henry IV.
Born on May 14, 1553, at St. Germain-en-Laye; died of pneumonia on March 27, 1615, in Paris; third daughter of Henry II, king of France (r. 1547–1559), and Catherine de Medici (1519–1589); sister of Francis II (r. 1559–1560), Charles IX (r. 1560–1574), Henry III (r. 1574–1589), all kings of France, and Elizabeth of Valois (1545–1568 ...
Margaret of Valois (välwä´), 1553–1615, queen of France and Navarre, daughter of King Henry II of France and of Catherine de' Medici. She was known as Queen Margot. Source for information on Margaret of Valois: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. dictionary.
Beautiful and Profligate Queen of France. 1553 – 1615 A.D. Margaret of Valois, queen of France, was born in 1553, and died in Paris, March 27, 1615. She was the daughter of Henry II. and of Catharine de’Medici and was celebrated for her beauty, her profligacy, and her talents.
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