Margaret of Valois
| Marguerite of France | |||||
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 Detail of painting by Rubens | |||||
| Queen consort of France | |||||
| Tenure | 2 August 1589 – 17 December 1599 | ||||
| Queen consort of Navarre | |||||
| Tenure | 18 August 1572 – 17 December 1599 | ||||
| Born | 14 May 1553 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye | ||||
| Died | 27 March 1615 (aged 61) Hostel de la Reyne Margueritte, Paris | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Spouse | Henry IV of France | ||||
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| House | House of Valois | ||||
| Father | Henry II of France | ||||
| Mother | Catherine de' Medici | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
| Signature | .JPG) | ||||
Margaret of Valois (May 14, 1553 – May 27, 1615) was a Princess of France and a member of the house of Valois.
Her father was Henry II of France and her mother was Catherine of Medici. She was also the sister of Francis II of France, Charles IX of France and Henry III of France. Margaret was then married to Henry IV of France.
The author Alexandre Dumas, père wrote a book about Margaret called Queen Margot.
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