February 2012
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Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency
She was the mother of a future Duchesse de Longueville.
(May 11, 1594 – December 2, 1650)
was an heiress of one of France’s leading ducal families, and Princess of Condé by her marriage to Henry de Bourbon. She almost became a mistress of Henry IV of France, but her husband escaped with her after the wedding.
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Arabella Stuart
she was a granddaughter of Bess of Hardwick and, due to her mother’s death when she was only seven, was largely raised by Bess. She was herself considered as a possible successor to Elizabeth as Queen. Catholics hoped she would marry an Italian. She wound up marrying William Seymour without the approval of King James VI (I). She and Seymour broke out of the Tower of London, tried to get out...
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Lucy, Countess of Bedford
She was a patroness of the arts, including poets and musicians, and influenced country house and garden design.
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Anne of Denmark
Anne of Denmark (12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was queen consort of Scotland, England, and Ireland as the wife of King James VI and I.
The second daughter of King Frederick II, Anne married James in 1589 at the age of fourteen and bore him three children who survived infancy, including the future Charles I. She demonstrated an independent streak and a willingness to use factional Scottish...
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Marie de Medici
Beautiful as a girl and less so as she matured, she was born 1575, married Henri IV who had his marriage with Marguerite de Valois annulled, quarreled with his mistress Catherine Henriette de Balzac d’Entragues whom henri had jilted when he married Maria, and was widowed when Henri IV was assassinated in 1610. She was not sufficiently firm with the nobility and fell into disputes with her...
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Gabrielle d'Estrées
Gabrielle d’Estrées was born in 1573 and became mistress to Henri IV at an age of around 18 in 1591. She persuaded Henri to renounce Protestantism and become Catholic, ending religious warfare. Gabrielle worked the Catholic and Hugenot sides to broker peace. Henri arranged to have Cabrielle’s marriage annulled and also had his marriage toMarguerite of Valois annulled. In 1599, she died...