• 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…