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 René of Savoy and Anne Lascaris.[1] She married constable 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.[3]
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.[4]
- Charles (1537–1612), Admiral of France[5]
- Gabriel
- Guillaume (died 1594)[5]
- Eléonore (died 1557) married François de La Tour d'Auvergne[6]
- Jeanne (1528–1596), married Louis III de La Trémoille[7]
- Catherine (1532–1624) married Gilbert de Lévis, Duke of Ventadour
- Marie
- Anne
- Louise
- Madeleine
References
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- ^ Marshall 2006, p. 70.
- ^ Akkerman & Houben 2014, p. 190.
- ^ Sandberg 2018, p. 283.
- ^ de L'Estoile 1992, p. 126.
- ^ a b de L'Estoile 1992, p. 132.
- ^ Durand 2000, p. 46.
- ^ Durand 2000, p. 48.
Sources
- Akkerman, Nadine; Houben, Birgit, eds. (2014). The Politics of Female Households: Ladies-in-waiting across Early Modern Europe. Brill.
- Durand, Yves (2000). État et société en France aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles: Mélanges offerts à Yves Durand (in French). Presses Paris Sorbonne. ISBN 9782840501510.
- 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.
- Sandberg, Brian (2018). "Montmorency Women and Confessional Politics at Court during the French Wars of Religion". In zum Kolk, Caroline; Wilson-Chevalier, Kathleen (eds.). Femmes à la cour de France: Charges et fonctions (XVe - XIXe siècle). Presses Universitaires Septentrion. pp. 269–292. ISBN 9782757423806.283
- 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