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Margaret Of Valois
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Margaret of Valois Portrait of Marguerite de Valois, chalk drawing by François Clouet, c. 1559; in the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France. 30.1 × 21.1 cm.
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Also Known As Margaret of France • Queen Margot • Reine Margot • Marguerite de Valois • Marguerite de France
Born May 14, 1553 • Saint-Germain-en-Laye • France
Died March 27, 1615 (aged 61) • Paris • France
Notable Family Members spouse Henry IV • father Henry II • mother Catherine de Médici • brother Henry III • brother Francis II • brother François, duc d’Anjou • brother Charles IX

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Margaret of Valois
Portrait of Marguerite de Valois, chalk drawing by François Clouet, c. 1559; in the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France. 30.1 × 21.1 cm.
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Marie de Médicis, detail of a portrait by Peter Paul Rubens; in the Prado, Madrid.
Marie de Médicis
queen of France
Charles de Valois, duke d’Angoulême
French military leader
Jeannin, engraving by Robert Nanteuil
Pierre Jeannin
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Diane de France, detail from a portrait by an unknown artist, 1568; Louvre, Paris
Diane De France
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Duperron, detail from an engraving
Jacques Davy Duperron
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Caresse Crosby
French poet and publisher
Jacques Caffiéri
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Nicolas-Sébastien Adam
French sculptor
George de Benneville
American religious leader
Louis-Alexandre Chatrian
French author
Pierre Ayraut
French jurist
Jules-Clément Chaplain
French artist
Charles Couperin
French composer
François-Ambroise Didot
French printer and typesetter
Jacques Anquetil
French cyclist
Jean de Brunhoff
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Arnaud-Michel d’Abbadie
French geographer
Catherine Arnauld
French nun
Bernard Chauvelin
French lawyer
François Didot
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