Margaret of Valois
Queen of France and Navarre
Margaret of Valois (May 14, 1553 – May 27, 1615) was a Princess of France and a member of the house of Valois.
Marguerite of France | |||||
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Tenure | 2 August 1589 – 17 December 1599 | ||||
Queen consort of Navarre | |||||
Tenure | 18 August 1572 – 17 December 1599 | ||||
Born | Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 14 May 1553||||
Died | 27 March 1615 Hostel de la Reyne Margueritte, Paris | (aged 61)||||
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Spouse | Henry IV of France | ||||
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House | House of Valois | ||||
Father | Henry II of France | ||||
Mother | Catherine de' Medici | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Her father was Henry II of France and her mother was Catherine of Medici. She was also the sister of Francis II of France, Charles IX of France and Henry III of France. Margaret was then married to Henry IV of France.
The author Alexandre Dumas, père wrote a book about Margaret called Queen Margot.
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