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Jeanne of Orléans (1462–1520)

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Jeanne of Orléans
Duchess
Born1462
Died1520 (1521)
Noble familyHouse of Valois
Spouse(s)Charles-Francis of Coëtivy
IssueLouise of Coëtivy
FatherJohn, Count of Angoulême
MotherMargaret of Rohan

Jeanne of Orléans (1462–1520) was a princess of France.

Family

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She was the daughter of John, Count of Angoulême and Margaret of Rohan,[1] sister of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and paternal aunt of King Francis I of France.

Jeanne was married to Charles-Francis of Coëtivy, Count of Taillebourg and Prince of Didonne, son of Olivier of Coëtivy and Marie de Valois. She was well educated and commissioned at least one manuscript.,[2][3]

Notes et references

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  1. ^ Alain Decaux; André Castelot. Dictionnaire de l'histoire de France (in French). Perrin. ISBN 978-2-7242-3080-2.
  2. ^ S.C. Kaplan (2022). Women's Libraries in Late Medieval Bourbonnais, Burgundy, and France: A Family Affair. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-1-80085-632-5.
  3. ^ "Le Livre de grâce, par Pierre Fontaine". Calames.