Madeleine of Savoy
Madeleine of Savoy (1510–1586) was a French court official, Première dame d'honneur to the queen of France, Elisabeth of Austria, from 1570 until 1574.
Life
Madeleine was the daughter of
Anne de Montmorency, a leading soldier and politician, in 1526.[2] After she was widowed in 1567, Madeleine served as Première dame d'honneur to the queen of France, Elisabeth of Austria
, from 1570 until 1574.
Madeleine of Savoy was described as an austere and strict Catholic with a deep dislike of the Huguenots, but not personally involved in politics, though she was a gathering force for her politically active relations and siblings.
Issue
Madeleine and Anne had:
- François(1530–1579), succeeded his father as duke of Montmorency.
- Henri (1534–1614), succeeded his elder brother as duke of Montmorency.[3]
- Charles (1537–1612), Admiral of France[4]
- Gabriel
- Guillaume (died 1594)[4]
- Eléonore (died 1557) married François de La Tour d'Auvergne, parents of Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon
- Jeanne (1528–1596), married Louis III de La Trémoille.
- Catherine (1532–1624) married Gilbert de Lévis, Duke of Ventadour and had issue; great great grandparents of Anne Geneviève de Lévis;
- Marie
- Anne
- Louise
- Madeleine
References
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- ^ Marshall 2006, p. 70.
- ^ Akkerman & Houben 2014, p. 190.
- ^ de L'Estoile 1992, p. 126.
- ^ a b de L'Estoile 1992, p. 132.
Sources
- Akkerman, Nadine; Houben, Birgit, eds. (2014). The Politics of Female Households: Ladies-in-waiting across Early Modern Europe. Brill.
- de L'Estoile, Pierre (1992). Registre-journal du règne de Henri III.: 1574-1575. Librairie Droz S.A.
- Marshall, Rosalind Kay (2006). Queen Mary's Women: Female Relatives, Servants, Friends and Enemies of Mary, Queen of Scots. John Donald.
- Françoise Kermina, Les Montmorency, grandeur et déclin, Perrin, Paris, 2002.
- Henri de Panisse-Passis, Les comtes de Tende de la maison de Savoie, Librairie Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1889, 386 p
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