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Apr 30, 2024 · Catherine of Valois or Catherine of France (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was Queen of England from 1420 until 1422. A daughter of King Charles VI of France, she married King Henry V of England [1] and was the mother of King Henry VI.
Apr 22, 2024 · Catherine de’ Medici commissioned the Valois Tapestries to depict the magnificent festivals at the court of France. The eight tapestries are based on designs by Antoine Caron and woven in Brussels by two unknown masters in 1576.
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Apr 22, 2024 · Isabella of France (c. 1295 – August 22, 1358), known as the She-Wolf of France, [1] was the Queen consort of Edward II of England and mother of Edward III. She was the youngest surviving child and only surviving daughter of Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre. Isabella was born in Paris on an uncertain date, probably between May and ...
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Apr 18, 2024 · Diane De Poitiers (born Sept. 3, 1499—died April 22, 1566, Anet, France) was the mistress of Henry II of France. Throughout his reign she held court as queen of France in all but name, while the real queen, Catherine de Médicis , was forced to live in comparative obscurity.
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Apr 22, 2024 · Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day, massacre of French Huguenots (Protestants) in Paris on August 24/25, 1572, plotted by Catherine de’ Medici and carried out by Roman Catholic nobles and other citizens.
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May 1, 2024 · Catherine of Valois was the youngest daughter of King Charles VI of France - her older sister Isabella had been Queen of England to Richard II between 1396 and 1399. Born in 1401, there had been discussion early in her life about the idea of her marrying Henry, Prince of Wales, the son of King Henry IV of England.
Apr 28, 2024 · Catherine of Valois spent the majority of her life doing exactly what was expected of her. She married the English King Henry V as part of a treaty to end the Hundred Years' War. But when he died and her brothers-in-law booted her off of the throne, she finally had enough.
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