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Renée of France: a Valois princess, a Protestant Duchess of Ferrara

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Tudor & Renaissance Blog, Valois blogPosted October 26, 2020

The Valois Princess Renée of France was born on the 25th of October 1510 at Château de Blois, in the town of Blois, in the Loire Valley, France.  The second surviving daughter of King Louis XII of France and Anne de Bretagne (Anne of Brittany), Renée was the first French...

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