King Henry IV and his wives

[Lucien]

A paraphrasing remark on "Lucien's" Post # 62:     Fair enough; so be it!  In the darkest hours of the night in the crypt of St. Denis, the Assembly of Bones can now rejoice:  "Alas! Poor Yorick! I knew him well ..........."     Regards,   AP.

More on the King's head...

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2010/12/henri-iv.html

Courtesy HJA

[Bourgogne]

Two portraits of Maria as a child:



(...)

Some portraits showed Maria as a young lady uncommonly pretty:



(...)

The first is not this Maria, but Maria, daughter of Cosimo I. Painted by Bronzino. She died at 17 (1540-1557)...

The second is not Maria, but the poor Dianora de Toledo, wife of Pietro de' Medici, who strangled her by jealousy, when she was 23 (1553-1576)... Painted by Allori.

[calendula]

Hello, I would like to start a new topic about Marguerite de Valois because i think it's no topic about her in french royals and she deserves a place. Doesn't she?

[calendula]

First of all, just a doubt:


It's said that "Margot" was a name wich took his origin in the XIX century, invented by Dumas. But:

1) It's said too that Marguerite and all her brothers and sisters had nicknames when children, as Sandrine, Margot etc. What are the sources of these stories?

2) The story of "the king Margot", the young lover of Marguerite once in Paris after her return from Usson. If it's true, there must have been a queen Margot behind this story.

3) In a XVI book describing the forteresses it's said that Usson in Auvergne had four towers, and every one is called by her name: one of them "Tour Margot". It's a contemporary document, because few later Usson castle was rased. So?

[calendula]

Another one:

Someone knows about the 6 chapels of the famous "Rotonde des Valois"?

It seems that Marguerite was buried there after been exposed in "les Augustins". So did Charles and Henri. But if Catherine had built this mausoleum just after the death of Henri II, why six chapels? Where were the two childs died shortly. Where the first?
The elder sisters were queen and duchess of foreign territories,so might rest there. But, what about Marguerite?

Three childs dead, then Charles, Hercule, Henri. That's 6. No place. Were "les jumeaux" buried in the same chapel? Any idea of the original plan or the chronology and occupants of this mausoleum?

[calendula]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelostgallery/5600969962/

Sa plaque à Saint-Denis.

[calendula]

Complete styling:

THE LAST OF AN OLD RACE Marguerite de Valois


NOUS MARGUERITE PAR LA GRÂCE DE DIEU ROYNE DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE DUCHESSE DE VALOYS ET D'ESTAMPES DE VENDOSMOIS D'ALBRET DE BEAUMONT DE NEMOURS DE GANDIE DE MONBLAN ET PENEFIEL DAME DE BEARN ET DE LA TERRE DE DOMEZAN ET COPRINCESSE D'ANDORRE COMTESSE D'AGENOIS DE ROUERGE DE SENLIS DE MARLE DE CONDOMOIS DE LAURAGAIS D'AUVERGNE DE FOIX D'ARMAGNAC DE RODDES DE BIGORRE DE PERIGORD ET DE CONVERSAN

VICOMTESSE DE CARLAT DE LIMOGES DE MARSAN DE TURSAN DE GABARDAN DE NEOBUZAN DE LAUCTRET DE VIEILLEMUR D'AILLAS DE TARTAS ET DE MARENNES

DAME DE LA BARONIE DE LA TOUR
BARONNE D'ESPERNON D'ASPECT DE MONTDOBLEAU DE BLON BRION ET D'AURILLY

DAME DE LA FÈRE D'ESSON DES JUIERIES DE QUATRE JUIDOVEN DE RIEUX DE RIVIÈRE DE GARDUN D'ALBIGEOIS D'OIZY DE HAM DE BOHAM DE FLAVI D'ANGHIEN DE VERDUEIL DE DUNQUERQUE DE BOURGBOURG DE GRAUELINES DE CHASTELLAN ET DE LISLE EN FLANDRE.

[calendula]

her splendour

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelostgallery/5588876847/