Jeanne III Of NAVARRE

Female 1528 - 1572  (44 years)


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  • Name Jeanne III Of NAVARRE  [1
    Birth 07 Jan 1528  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 09 Jun 1572  [1
    Notes 
    • Excerpt from Wikipedia:
      Jeanne d'Albret (January 7, 1528 ? June 9, 1572) was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572, wife of Antoine de Bourbon, duke of Vendome and mother of Henry IV of France.

      Jeanne was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines in 1528, the daughter of Henry II of Navarre and Marguerite of Navarre. Marguerite was the sister of Francis I of France, and Jeanne grew up at the French court. In 1541, when she was thirteen, Francis married her to William "the Rich", Duke of J¸lich-Cleves-Berg, but this political marriage was annulled four years later.

      After the death of Francis and the accession of Henry II Jeanne was married to Antoine de Bourbon, "first prince of the blood," who would become heir to the French throne if the Valois line died out.

      In 1555 Henry II of Navarre died, and Jeanne and her husband became rulers of Navarre.

      In the first year of her reign, Jeanne d'Albret called a conference of beleaguered Huguenot ministers which led to her declaring Calvinism the official religion of her kingdom.

      The power struggle between Catholics and Huguenots for control of the French court and France as a whole led to the outbreak of the French Wars of Religion in 1562. Antoine de Bourbon chose to support the Catholics, but was mortally wounded at the siege of Rouen. Jeanne's son Henry now became "first prince of the blood."

      In 1567 war broke out again, and Jeanne fled to the Huguenot city of La Rochelle. From here she conducted peace negotiations, and in 1570 official talks began to marry Henry to the king's sister Marguerite. She died in Paris two months before the wedding took place. A popular rumour of the time alleged that Jeanne had been poisoned by Catherine de Medici, the mother of her son's prospective bride.

      Titles

      by birth
      Queen of Navarre (1555-1572)
      Duchess of Albret (1555-1572)
      Countess of Limoges (1555-1572)
      Countess of Foix (1555-1572)
      Countess of Armagnac (1555-1572)
      Countess of Bigorre (1555-1572)
      Countess of PÈrigord (1555-1572)

      by marriage
      Duchess of Bourbon (1548-1562)
      Duchess of VendÙme (1550-1562)
      Duchess of Beaumont (1550-1562)
      Countess of Marle (1548-1562)
      Countess of La FËre (1548-1562)
      Countess of Soissons (1550-1562)
    Person ID I40982  Main Tree

    Family Antoine Of NAVARRE,   b. 22 Apr 1518, La Fere, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1562 (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1548  [1
    Children 
     1. Henry IV King Of FRANCE,   b. 13 Dec 1553   d. 14 May 1610 (Age 56 years)  [Birth]
     2. Henri Duc DE BEAUMONT,   b. 1551   d. 1553 (Age 2 years)  [Natural]
     3. Louis Of BEAUMONT,   b. 1555   d. 1557 (Age 2 years)  [Natural]
     4. Madeline Of BEAUMONT,   b. 1556  [Natural]
     5. Catherine DE BOURBON,   b. 1559   d. 1604 (Age 45 years)  [Natural]
    Family ID F17506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S03581] Wikipedia Encyclopedia.