Françoise de Brézé
French noblewoman and courtier (d. 1577) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Françoise de Brézé (ca. 1518 – 14 October 1577), Suo jure Countess of Maulévrier, was a French noblewoman and courtier. She served as Première dame d'honneur to Queen Catherine de' Medici from 1547 until 1560 and was the regent of the Principality of Sedan from 1553 to 1559.
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Françoise de Brézé | |
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Première dame d'honneur | |
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Suo jure Countess of Maulévrier | |
Reign | 23 July 1531-14 October 1577 |
Predecessor | Louis de Brézé |
Successor | Charles Robert |
Born | ca. 1518 |
Spouse(s) | Robert IV de La Marck |
Issue | 9 |
Father | Louis de Brézé |
Mother | Diane de Poitiers |
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