Who dated Gabrielle d'Estrées?

Gabrielle d'Estrées

Gabrielle d'Estrées

Gabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux (French: [ɡabʁijɛl dɛstʁe]; 1573 – 10 April 1599) was a mistress of Henry IV of France. She is noted for her role in ending the religious civil wars that had plagued France for more than 30 years.

She persuaded Henry to renounce Protestantism in favour of Catholicism in 1593. Later she urged French Catholics to accept the Edict of Nantes, which granted certain rights to the Protestants. As it was legally impossible for the King to marry her as he was already married to Margaret of Valois, he controversially petitioned Pope Clement VIII for an annulment in February 1599 to end his childless first marriage, and announced his intention to marry Gabrielle and have her crowned the next Queen of France, while legitimizing their three children born out of wedlock. Her coronation and wedding never occurred due to her untimely and sudden death.

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Henry IV of France

Henry IV of France
Henrik av Navarra leder hit. Fler personer med detta namn och titel, se Henrik av Navarra (olika betydelser)

Henrik IV (franska: Henri IV), född 13 december 1553 i Pau, död 14 maj 1610 i Paris, var kung av Frankrike från 1589 och från 1572, kung av Navarra (som Henrik III) till sin död. Han var den förste franske regenten av ätten Bourbon.

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Gabrielle d'Estrées

Gabrielle d'Estrées
 

Roger de Saint-Lary de Termes

Roger de Saint-Lary de Termes

Roger II de Saint-Lary, seigneur de Termes, duc de Bellegarde (10 December 1562 – 13 July 1646 in Paris), nephew of Roger de Saint-Lary de Bellegarde, was a French duke.

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