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Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, Queen of France

“She scarcely appeared to be sensitive to the glare of her happiness. Henri was shocked by this prodigious indifference.” Written by the contemporary historian Fontanieu Louise de Lorraine-Vaudemont, Queen of France was the wife of King Henry III. He married her because she reminded him of his first love. She was shy and retiring which …

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A Remarkable 15th-Century French Woman

Anne de Beaujeu aka Madame la Grande was a remarkable French woman of the 15th-century. She became regent of France for her brother. Under the next kings, she maintained her power. As regent of the Bourbonnais for her daughter, she wrote her a book of advice.  Anne de Beaujeu aka Madame la Grande Anne’s father, Louis …

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