Charlotte de Brézé
Charlotte de Valois | |
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| Born | 1446 |
| Died | 1 June 1477 (aged 30–31) Rouvres, Eure-et-Loir |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Buried | Benedictine abbey of Coulombs, Eure-et-Loir |
| Noble family | Valois |
| Spouse | Jacques de Brézé |
Issue | Louis de Brézé |
| Father | Charles VII of France |
| Mother | Agnès Sorel |
Charlotte de Brézé (c. 1446–1477), also known as Charlotte de Valois, was an illegitimate daughter of Charles VII of France by Agnès Sorel.[1] She was the sister of Marie de Valois (1444–1473) and Jeanne de Valois (b. 1448), and the half sister of Louis XI.
Life
[edit]Despite the circumstances of her birth, Charlotte was said to be a great favourite of her father's wife queen Marie of Anjou.[citation needed]
On March 1, 1462, Charlotte married Jacques de Brézé, seneschal of Normandy and comte de Maulévrier, an arranged and politically expedient match.[1] From this marriage were born five children, including Louis de Brézé, who would go on to marry as his second wife Diane de Poitiers, herself a mistress of Henry II of France.[1]
Charlotte was murdered on the night of May 31/June 1, 1477, by her husband.[1] He suspected her of having an affair with one of his huntsmen, Pierre de Lavergne.[1] Charlotte was buried at the Benedictine abbey of Coulombs.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Wellman 2013, p. 191.
- ↑ Durrieu 1922, p. 154-155.
Sources
[edit]- Durrieu, Paul (1922). "Les filles d'Agnès Sorel". Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (in French). 66–3: 150–168.
- Wellman, Kathleen (2013). Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France. Yale University Press.
Further reading
[edit]- Charlotte de Valois et Jacques de Brézé, chronique du XVe siecle (1844)
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