Charlotte de Brézé, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharlotte de Brézé
illegitimate daughter of Charles VII of France
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About Charlotte de Brézé
- Charlotte de Brézé (c.
- 1446–1477), also known as Charlotte de Valois, was an illegitimate daughter of Charles VII of France by his mistress Agnès Sorel, one of three daughters born to the couple.
- Her sisters were Marie de Valois (1444–1473) and Jeanne de Valois (b.
- 1448), and she was a half-sibling of Louis XI of France. Despite the circumstances of her birth, Charlotte was said to be a great favourite of Marie of Anjou, her father's wife.
- On March 1, 1462, Charlotte married Jacques de Brézé, seneschal of Normandy and comte de Maulévrier, an arranged and politically expedient match.
- From this marriage were born five children, including Louis de Brézé, who would go on to marry as his second wife Diane de Poitiers, herself a mistress of Henri II of France.Charlotte was killed on the night of May 31/June 1, 1477, by her husband.
- He suspected her of having an affair with one of his huntsmen, Pierre de Lavergne.
- Charlotte was buried at the Benedictine abbey of Coulombs.
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