Diane de Poitiers
Diane de Poitiers (9 January 1500 – 25 April 1566) was the mistress of Henry II of France.
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| Born | 3 September 1499[1] Château de Saint-Vallier, Saint-Vallier, Drôme |
| Died | 25 April 1566 (aged 66) |
| Burial place | Château d'Anet, Anet, Eure-et-Loir |
| Title | The Grand Senechal(e) of Normandy Countess of Saint-Vallier Duchess of Étampes Duchess of Valentinois |
| Spouse(s) | Louis de Brézé, Seigneur d'Anet |
| Children | Françoise de Brézé Louise de Brézé |
| Parent(s) | Jean de Poitiers, Seigneur de Saint Vallier Jeanne de Batarnay |
Diane De Poitiers Media
Anonymous sketch of Diane de Poitiers after a 1525 original
The emblem of Diane de Poitiers, three interlaced crescents
The Château de Chenonceau on the river Cher. Diane financed and built its bridge.
Diane's tomb in the chapel at the Château'd Anet
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References
- ↑ Wellman, Kathleen (2013). Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France. Yale University Press.
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