Laura du Pre

Anne of Brittany’s influence on French literature during the early Renaissance

Anne of Brittany continues to be a romantic figure in French history, and part of that romantic image is her cultivation of poets and artists at the royal court. Her…

Rounding up the reasons for keeping a royal mistress.

In my most recent post to our group Facebook Page, I look at the perks and reasons why a king would keep a royal mistress. It’s easy to oversimplify and…

Renée de Rieux, Henry III’s mistress before Marie of Cleves

Portraits assumed to be of Renee de Rieux. Marie, Princesse de Conde was not the first woman to inspire a fit of passion in Henry III. Before the two…

History

On this day: Anne of Brittany is named her father’s official heir

February 10, 2022 /

On this Day in History, Anne of Brittany becomes the official heiress of her father’s Dukedom. In this post from our Facebook page, Rozsa Gaston takes a look at the process of naming a woman heir, something that the kingdom of France would never do.

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