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Margaret of Valois
(1553-1615)
Queen of France from 1589 to 1599
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Margaret of Valois (French: Marguerite, 14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615), popularly known as La Reine Margot, was a French princess of the Valois dynasty who became Queen of Navarre by marriage to Henry III of Navarre and then also Queen of France at her husband's 1589 accession to the latter throne as Henry IV.

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Born French: Marguerite de Valois
14 May 1553
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died
27 March 1615 (aged 61)
Hostel de la Reyne Margueritte, Paris, France
Zodiac Taurus
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Catherine de' Medici and Henry II of France
Catherine de' Medici and Henry II of France · m. 1533

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  • Francis II of France
    Francis II of France · Older Brother · 1544-1560 · King of France from 1559 to 1560 info
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  • Elisabeth of Valois
    Elisabeth of Valois · Older Sister · 1545-1568 · Queen consort of Spain from 1559 to 1568 info
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  • Claude of Valois
    Claude of Valois · Older Sister · 1547-1575 · Duchess consort of Lorraine info
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  • Louis III, Duke of Orléans
    Louis of Valois · Older Brother · 1549-1550 · Duke of Orléans info
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  • Charles IX of France
    Charles IX of France · Older Brother · 1550-1574 · King of France info
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  • Henry III of France
    Alexandre Édouard de France · Older Brother · 1551-1589 · King of France from 1574 to 1589 info
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  • Francis, Duke of Anjou
    Hercule François de France · Younger Brother · 1555-1584 · Duke of Alençon, Château-Thierry, Anjou, Berry, and Touraine info
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  • Joan of Valois
    Joan of Valois · Younger Sister · 1556- · Celebrity Baby info
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  • Victoria of Valois
    Victoria of Valois · Younger Sister · 1556- · Celebrity Baby info
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