Marguerite de France, duchesse de Berry

Marguerite de Valois, Duchesse de Berri (1)

F, #105245, b. 5 June 1523, d. 14 September 1574

Last Edited=9 Oct 2009

Consanguinity Index=3.63%

Marguerite de Valois, Duchesse de Berri was born on 5 June 1523. (3) She was the daughter of François I, Roi de France and Claude de Valois, Duchesse de Bretagne. She married Emanuele Filiberto, Duca di Savoia, son of Carlo II, Duca di Savoia and Beatriz de Aviz, Infanta de Portugal, in 1559. (1)

She died on 14 September 1574 at age 51. (3)

Marguerite de Valois, Duchesse de Berri gained the title of Duchesse de Berri.

Child of Marguerite de Valois, Duchesse de Berri and Emanuele Filiberto, Duca di Savoia

-1. Carlo Emanuele I, Duca di Savoia+4 b. 12 Jan 1562, d. 26 Jul 1630

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Marguerite d'Angleme Valois (1523 - 1574)

Birth: June 20, 1523 in St. Germain-en-Laye,France

Death: September 15, 1574 in Torino,Piedmont,Italy

Daughter of Claude of France, Duchess of Brittany and Francis I.

Marguerite de Valois, Duchesse de Berri (1)

F, #105245, b. 5 June 1523, d. 14 September 1574

Last Edited=9 Oct 2009

Consanguinity Index=3.63%

Marguerite de Valois, Duchesse de Berri was born on 5 June 1523. (3) She was the daughter of François I, Roi de France and Claude de Valois, Duchesse de Bretagne. She married Emanuele Filiberto, Duca di Savoia, son of Carlo II, Duca di Savoia and Beatriz de Aviz, Infanta de Portugal, in 1559. (1) 

She died on 14 September 1574 at age 51. (3)

    Marguerite de Valois, Duchesse de Berri gained the title of Duchesse de Berri.

Child of Marguerite de Valois, Duchesse de Berri and Emanuele Filiberto, Duca di Savoia

-1. Carlo Emanuele I, Duca di Savoia+4 b. 12 Jan 1562, d. 26 Jul 1630

Forrás / Source:

http://thepeerage.com/p10525.htm#i105245

Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry

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Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry

Marguerite of France (born Saint-Germain-en-Laye on the 5 June 1523 - died Turin, 15 September 1574) was the daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude, Duchess of Brittany.

Contents [hide]

1 Biography

2 Children

3 References

4 See also

5 Titles

[edit]Biography

She became Duchess of Berry in 1550. In 1559, she married Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528-1580), Prince of Piedmont and had a son, Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy (1562-1630)

Margaret was very close to her aunt Marguerite and her sister-in-law Catherine de' Medici.

Near the end of 1538 her father Francis I of France and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor agreed that Margaret should marry Charles'son, the future Philip II of Spain. But the agreement between the King of France and the Holy Roman Emperor was short-lived.

Francis I and Henry II of France (Margaret's brother) had to look for a suitor of her rank. Margaret was married to the Duke of Savoy at the age of thirty-six years on 10 July 1559. Her marriage was without doubt very sad. Indeed, her brother King Henry II had been injured during a tournament celebrating the wedding of his daughter Elisabeth. On the threshold of death but still conscious, the king had dictated the marriage take place immediately for fear that the Duke of Savoy might profit from his death and deny the alliance. Henry II died on the day of the wedding. [1]

[edit]Children

Margaret and her husband had only one surviving child: Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy.

[edit]References

^ Marguerite de France appears in the novel of Madame de Lafayette (1634-1693): The Princess of Cleves: "The princess was in great consideration by the credit she had on the king, her brother, and this credit was so great that the king making peace, agreed to make the Piedmont for her to marry the Duke of Savoy. Although she had desired all her life to marry, she had never wanted to marry a sovereign, and had refused for this reason the King of Navarre, when he was Duke of Vendome, and had always liked Mr. Savoy, it had retained the inclination for him since she saw him in Nice in the interview of King Francis I of the Pope Paul the third.

[edit]See also

Peace of Cateau Cambrésis

Duke of Berry

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Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry

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Margaret of France

Duchess of Berry

Duchess consort of Savoy

Tenure 1553 - 1574

Spouse Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy

Issue

Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy

House House of Valois

Father Francis I of France

Mother Claude, Duchess of Brittany

Born 5 June 1523

Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Died 15 September 1574

French Monarchy-

Capetian Dynasty, House of Valois

(Valois-Angoulême branch)

Arms of the Kingdom of France (Moderne).svg

Francis I

Children

  Francis, Dauphin of Viennois

  Henry II

  Magdalene, Queen of Scots

  Charles of Valois

  Margaret, Duchess of Savoy

Henry II

Children

  Francis II

  Elizabeth, Queen of Spain

  Claude, Duchess of Lorraine

  Charles IX

  Henry III

  Margaret, Queen of Navarre

  François, Duke of Anjou

  Joan of Valois

  Victoria of Valois

Francis II

Charles IX

Henry III

Margaret of France (French: Marguerite de France) (5 June 1523 – 15 September 1574) was the daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude, Duchess of Brittany.

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   * 1 Biography

         o 1.1 Early life

         o 1.2 Marriage

   * 2 Children

   * 3 Ancestry

   * 4 References

   * 5 See also

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Margaret was born at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. She became Duchess of Berry in 1550.

Margaret was very close to her aunt, Marguerite de Navarre, and her sister-in-law Catherine de' Medici.

Near the end of 1538, her father Francis I of France and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, agreed that Margaret should marry Charles' son, the future Philip II of Spain. However, the agreement between Francis and Charles was short-lived.

[edit] Marriage

In 1559, she married Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528-1580), Prince of Piedmont and had a son, Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy (1562-1630)

Francis I and Henry II of France (Margaret's brother) had to look for a suitor of her rank. Margaret was married to the Duke of Savoy at the age of thirty-six years on 10 July 1559. The wedding took place in tragic circumstances. King Henry had been injured during a tournament celebrating the wedding of his daughter Elisabeth. On the threshold of death, but still conscious, the king had dictated that his sister's marriage should take place immediately, for fear that the Duke of Savoy might profit from his death and deny the alliance. Henry II died on the day of the wedding.[1]

[edit] Children

Margaret and her husband had only one surviving child: Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy. Their son later married Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, the daughter of Margaret's former suitor Philip II of Spain.

References

  1. ^ Margaret of France appears in the novel of Madame de La Fayette (1634-1693): The Princess of Cleves: "The princess was in great consideration by the credit she had on the king, her brother, and this credit was so great that the king making peace, agreed to make the Piedmont for her to marry the Duke of Savoy. Although she had desired all her life to marry, she had never wanted to marry a sovereign, and had refused for this reason the King of Navarre, when he was Duke of Vendôme, and had always liked Mr. Savoy, it had retained the inclination for him since she saw him in Nice in the interview of King Francis I of the Pope Paul the third."

[edit] See also

   * Peace of Cateau Cambrésis

   * Duke of Berry

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Early life[edit] Margaret was born at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 5 June 1523 the youngest daughter and child of King Francis I of France and Claude, Duchess of Brittany. Margaret was very close to her paternal aunt, Marguerite de Navarre, who took care of her and her sister Madeleine during her childhood,[1] and her sister-in-law Catherine de' Medici.

Near the end of 1538, her father and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, agreed that Margaret should marry Charles' son, the future Philip II of Spain. However, the agreement between Francis and Charles was short-lived and the marriage never took place.

On 29 April 1550 at the age of 26 she was created suo jure Duchess of Berry.[2]

Marriage[edit] Shortly before her 36th birthday, a marriage was finally arranged for her by her brother King Henry II of France and her former suitor Philip II as part of the terms stipulated in the Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis which was signed by the ambassadors representing the two monarchs on 3 April 1559.[3] The husband selected for her was Philip's ally, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont. At the time, Margaret was described as having been a "spinster lady of excellent breeding and lively intellect".[3]

The wedding took place in tragic circumstances. On 30 June just three days after her marriage contract had been signed, King Henry was gravely injured during a tournament celebrating the wedding of his eldest daughter Elisabeth to the recently widowed King Philip. A lance wielded by his opponent the Count of Montgomery accidentally struck his helmet at a point beneath the visor and shattered. The wooden splinters deeply penetrated his right eye and entered his brain.[4] Close to death, but still conscious, the king ordered that his sister's marriage should take place immediately, for fear that the Duke of Savoy might profit from his death and renege on the alliance.

The ceremony did not take place in Notre Dame Cathedral as had been planned. Instead it was a solemn, subdued event conducted at midnight on 9 July in Saint Paul's, a small church not far from the Tournelles Palace where Margaret's dying brother was ensconced. Among the few guests was the French queen consort Catherine de' Medici who sat by herself, weeping.[4] King Henry died the following day.

Children[edit] Margaret and her husband had only one surviving child: Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy who was born in January 1562, when Margaret was 38 years of age. He later married Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, the daughter of King Philip by his marriage to Margaret's niece, Elisabeth of Valois.

Death[edit]

Cathedral of Saint Giovanni Battista, Turin, Margaret's burial place Margaret died on 14 September 1574 at the age of 51. She was buried in Turin at the Cathedral of Saint Giovanni Battista.