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  1. Jun 19, 2024 · Diane de Poitiers was an unforgettable historical figure, but this didn’t end up serving her well. Hundreds of years after she died, her enemies got one final hit in. During the French ...

  2. Jun 15, 2024 · Diane de Poitiers is one of French historys most recognizable figures, and her love affair with King Henri II of France − 20 years her junior − is the stuff of high school swoon.

  3. Jun 10, 2024 · After the departure of King Henry II’s mistress, Diane de Poitiers, however, there was no official royal mistress for nearly forty years. Following on from Henry II came the three short reigns of his ill-fated sons.

  4. Jun 13, 2024 · Now queen of France, Catherine de’ Medici is forced to form a somewhat unorthodox household with her husband Henri and Diane de Poitiers. Meanwhile religious persecution and violence have been growing, and Henri prepares to once again face his and his father’s nemesis, Emperor Charles V.

  5. Jun 17, 2024 · In the epic story of the royal house of Valois-Angoulême, at the height of the Renaissance, one woman is ahead of all others in the battle for honours: Diane de Poitiers, skilled hunter whose unchanging beauty fed rumour and legend.

  6. Jun 16, 2024 · The courtier Diane de Poitiers. first caught the eye of Francis I, before becoming mistress to his son Henry II (she was 35, he was 15). On this side of the Channel, Nell Gwynn and Lillie Langtry...

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  8. Jun 14, 2024 · This “Ladies’ Château” is built over the river Cher and was the home of several great historical ladies including Catherine de’ Medici, Diane de Poitiers and Louise of Lorraine.

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