duchess de valentinois diane de poitiers

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born Sept. 3, 1499 died April 22, 1566, Anet, France Mistress of King Henry II of France. Diane came to the French court as a lady-in-waiting, where Henry, 20 years her junior, fell violently in love with her. After the death of her husband, Diane became Henry's mistress from 1536. Throughout his reign (1547-59) she held court as queen of France in all but name, while the real queen, Catherine de Médicis, was forced to live in comparative obscurity. Beautiful and cultivated, Diane was a patron of poets and artists
duchess de valentinois diane de poitiers
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