Selected Writings by Marguerite de Navarre

Both her marriages proved to be loveless Charles, duke of Alençon, was a weak, mean-spirited man, and Henry II, king of Navarre, some years her junior, soon tired of her. Her mother and her brother shamelessly exploited her devotion. Margaret was destined never to find true happiness in human relationships. It was Margaret of Angoulême who was called upon to care for Francis' motherless children after his wife Claude de France died in 1524, and to nurse Louise during her last illness in 1531. Always obedient to the demands of Francis and Louise, she acted as her mother's deputy, traveling many miles, serving as mediator and messenger, most notably in Spain during Francis' captivity in 1525. Margaret supported and shared her mother's lifelong devotion to Francis as the king of France, often at the cost of her own happiness and health. Together with her brother Francis I, the king of France, and her mother Louise of Savoy, the noted regent of France, they formed the renowned trinité, which ruled over the French court in the early 16th century. She was praised for both her beauty and her intelligence, showing unusual brilliance in theology and language skills. 1527–1549), duchess of Alençon and Berry, was highly respected as a person, poet, and patron of the Renaissance in France. Margaret of Angoulême, of Valois, of France, queen of Navarre (r. Génin, Société de l'Histoire de France (2 vols., Paris, 1841–42). François, Paris, 1950) Les Poésies Dernières (Paris, 1896) Les Marguerites de la Marguerite des Princesses (2 vols., Lyons, 1547) Lettre et Nouvelles (pub. Germain-sur-Laye children: (second marriage) Jeanne d'Albret (1528–1572), later queen of Navarre son Jean (died on Christmas Day 1530, aged five months) twins (b. 1515–1547) married Charles, duke of Alençon, on October 9, 1509, at Blois married Henry II (1517–1555), king of Navarre, on January 24, 1527, at St. Born in the castle of Angoulême on Apdied in the castle of Odos-in-Bigorre, near Tarbes, on Decemburied in the cathedral of Lescar daughter of Charles de Valois-Orléans (1460–1496), count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy (1476–1531) sister of Francis I, king of France (r.

Name variations: Margaret of Angouleme Margaret of France Margaret or Marguerite of Navarre Marguerite d'Navarre Marguerite de Navarre Marguerite d'Angoulême or Marguerite of Angouleme Margaret of Orleans Margaret of Valois duchess of Alençon or Alencon duchess of Berry.

Queen of Navarre who was a poet, patron of reformers and humanists, and author of The Heptaméron.

Selected Writings by Marguerite de Navarre