Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff

Marguerite de Valois

Also known as: Marguerite de Valois, Marguerite, Valois

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Overview

Marguerite de Valois (1553–1615), daughter of Henri II and Catherine de Médicis, first wife of Henri IV (married 1572, marriage annulled 1599), known as «la reine Margot». Her Mémoires, covering her life up to about 1582, were first published in 1628 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_de_Valois; fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_de_Valois).

Relevance to Marie

Stub replaced. Not a person Marie met; a reading note. The Mon Journal t.5 index does not list her under this name (checked). Dates from Wikipedia as cited.

References in Diary

On 22 May 1875, at Nice, Marie notes: «Voilà que je me suis mise à lire les mémoires de Marguerite de Valois, femme d'Henri IV» (033.0119). This is the only mention.

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