Anna d' Este
Character interview

Character Interview: Anna, Duchesse de Guise and Nemours

Today we’re speaking with the matriarch of the Guise clan and a woman with an illustrious genealogy, Anna d’ Este.

Q: You’ve been in France through momentous change, since 1548. Few people saw so many changes to the country firsthand as you did.

Guise: Sometimes it feels as if I can’t believe how long I’ve lived or what I’ve seen. When I was a girl, my mother would talk about France, and I think she always wanted me to find a marriage in her home country. I know that those of us to whom God has given much are expected to endure much, but in my case, I think I’ve seen more than most.

Anna d' Este
Anna d’ Este

Q: You’ve been in France through momentous change, since 1548. Few people saw so many changes to the country firsthand as you did.

Guise:

Anna d' Este
Anna d’ Este

Anna d' Este

Anna d’ Este
Q: As an Italian, have you felt discriminated against while at court?

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Q: What did your mother Duchess Renee tell you about life at French court?

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Q: You negotiated the temporary truce between your eldest son and Henri III.

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Q: How would you characterize your relationship with Queen Mother, Catherine de Medici?

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Q: Your daughter, Catherine, has long been a controversial figure in France. Some say that if not for her gender, she would be languishing in the Bastille. How do you feel about her actions?

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Q: What is your relationship today with the family of your second husband’s former fiancee?

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Q: You’ve never shied away from legal proceedings at court, whether it’s the murder of your first husband, or the controversy over your second marriage.

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Q: As the daughter of a devoted Protestant and the wife of the most fervently Catholic family in France, o you feel a special relationship with either profession of faith? What is your own personal faith like?

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Q: Do you regret agreeing to present Catherine de Entranges to Queen Marie?

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