SUBALBUM:  Jeanne d'Albret

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She ruled Navarre, a small kingdom on the Atlantic coast of France and Spain in Basque country. She was the Hugenot leader in France and, in spite of this, founded the Bourbon dynasty when she married Antoine de Bourbon. Their son Henri became Henri IV of France, the first Bourbon King. Her Wikipedia article is here.

ca. 1548 Jeanne d'Albret by François Clouet (Musée Condé, Chantilly France)

ca. 1548 Jeanne d'Albret by François Clouet (Musée Condé, Chantilly France)

Jeanne d'Albret, reine de Navarre

Jeanne d'Albret, reine de Navarre

ca. 1560 Possibly Jeanne d'Albret, bust-length, in an embroidered black dress and a white ruff collar with pearls and jewels in her hair by François Clouet workshop (auctioned by Christie's) From Christie's Web site

ca. 1560 Possibly Jeanne d'Albret, bust-length, in an embroidered black dress and a white ruff collar with pearls and jewels in her hair by François Clouet workshop (auctioned by Christie's)

1570 Jeanne d'Albret by François Clouet (location unknown to gogm)

1570 Jeanne d'Albret by François Clouet (location unknown to gogm)

1570 Jeanne d'Albret by François Clouet (Musée Condé - Chantilly, Picardy France)

1570 Jeanne d'Albret by François Clouet (Musée Condé - Chantilly, Picardy France)

Jeanne d'Albret drawing by ? (location unknown to gogm)

Jeanne d'Albret drawing by ? (location unknown to gogm)


Apr 29, 2011 at 8:36 PM
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