Diane de Poitiers, duchess de Valentinois
- Diane de Poitiers, duchess de Valentinois
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born Sept. 3, 1499
died April 22, 1566, Anet, France
Diane came to the French court as a lady-
in-
waiting,
where Henry,
20 years her junior,
fell violently in love with her.
After the death of her husband,
Diane became Henry'
s mistress from с 1536.
Throughout his reign (
1547–
59)
she held court as queen of France in all but name,
while the real queen,
Catherine de Médicis,
was forced to live in comparative obscurity.
Beautiful and cultivated,
Diane was a patron of poets and artists.
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