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Claude | ||||||||||||
Born: 1499 Father: Louis XII Mother: Anne of Bretagne Husband: Francis I Married: 1514 Ahe: 15 Children: Francis (1518-1536), Henry II, Charles (1522-1545), Louise (1515-1517), Charlotte (1516-1524), Madeleine (1520-1537), Margaret (1523-1579), Philip (1524-25) Died: 1524 Age: 25 |
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Claude of France | ||||||||||||
Birth Claude was born on 14 October 1499 in Romorantin, France, and was the daughter of Louis XII, King of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany. Marriage On 18 May 1514 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, Claude was married to Francis, Count of Angouleme, the heir to her father s throne who would later become Francis I, King of France and make her his Queen Consort. Their marriage was a dynastic attempt to merge the duchy of Brittany, which Claude was the heiress of, with the French monarchy. Issue Claude did not have any political power and became one of the least prominent Queens of France. She did however produce several children including Henry II, King of France, her heir, Madeleine of France, who later married James V, King of Scotland and Margaret of France, who married Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy. Notable Events During the Treaty of Blois (1504), Claude s mother Anne, who was anxious to keep Brittany out of the hands of the French, arranged for Claude to be married to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]]. The duchies of Brittany and Milan were promised as part of Claude s dowry. This proved to be unpopular with the French people, who were loathed to loose the duchy of Brittany, and Claude was instead engaged (1506) to the future Francis I, King of France. Claude became the Duchess of Brittany on her mother s death (1514). This fact, along with her marriage meant that Brittany was definitely joined to the French throne. Death Claude died on 20 July 1524 in the Chateau de Blois, Blois, France. She was interred in the Saint-Denis Basilica, Saint-Denis, France, where she was later joined by her husband. |
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Source: http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Claude-de-France |