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‘The Peace of the Ladies’, and the misfortunes of King François I of France

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Tudor & Renaissance Blog, Valois blogPosted August 10, 2020

The Treaty of Cambrai, also called ‘Peace of the Ladies’ (French: ‘Paix Des Dames’), was signed on the 3rd of August because of the efforts of two powerful women – Louise de Savoy, the mother of King François I of France, and Archduchess Margaret of Austria, who was Emperor Charles...

Tags: Archduchess Margaret of Austria, Dauphin François of France and Duke of Brittany, Emperor Charles V, François I’s captivity, King François I of France, Louise de Savoy, Louise of Savoy, margaret of austria, Prince Henri of France, the Habsburg-Valois wars, the Italian wars, The Treaty of Cambrai
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