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Edmund, Earl of Kent. House. Capet. Father. Philip III of France. Mother. Maria of Brabant. Margaret or Marguerite of France ( c. 1279 – 14 February 1318) [1] was Queen of England as the second wife of King Edward I. She was a daughter of Philip III of France and Maria of Brabant.
Margaret of Valois. Margaret of Valois ( French: Marguerite, 14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615), 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.
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Fast Facts: Margaret of Valois. Full Name : Margaret (French: Marguerite) of Valois. Occupation: Queen of Navarre and Queen of France. Born: May 14, 1553 at Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. Died: March 27, 1615 in Paris France. Known For: Born a princess of France; married Henry of Navarre, who eventually became the first Bourbon king ...
May 10, 2024 · Margaret Of Valois (born May 14, 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Fr.—died March 27, 1615, Paris) was the queen consort of Navarre known for her licentiousness and for her Mémoires, a vivid exposition of France during her lifetime. The daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de Médicis, she played a secondary part in the Wars of Religion ...
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Margaret was born in the spring of 1221 in Forcalquier. [1] She was the eldest of four daughters of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence, and Beatrice of Savoy. Her younger sisters were Queen Eleanor of England, Queen Sanchia of Germany, and Queen Beatrice of Sicily. She was especially close to Eleanor, to whom she was close in age, and with ...
May 3, 2022 · Definition. Marguerite de Navarre (l. 1492-1549) was a writer, philosopher, diplomat, and Queen of Navarre, sister of King Francois I (Francis I of France, r. 1515-1547), mother of Jeanne d ’Albret (l. 1528-1572) and grandmother of Henry IV of France (l. 1553-1610). She was also a proponent of the Reformation, mediating between Protestants ...
May 17, 2023 · The Enigmatic Queen. On 14 February 1318, Margaret of France, dowager Queen of England, died. She was buried in the London Greyfriars, the church and quire of which she had endowed. 117 Whether hers was a sudden demise is impossible to tell. Only two months earlier, she had surrendered, at Edward II’s request, the custody of Berkhamsted ...
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