| Claude of Valois | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Title: | Duchess consort of Lorraine |
| Born: | 12 November 1547 |
| Died: | 21 February 1575 (aged 27) |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| House: | Valois |
| Relationship Information | |
| Mother: | Catherine de Medici |
| Father: | Henry II of France |
| Spouse: | Charles, Duke of Lorraine |
| Issue: | Henry II, Duke of Lorraine
Christina of Lorraine |
| TV Character Information | |
| Portrays: | Princess Claude |
| Portrayed by: | Rose Williams |
Claude of Valois (12 November 1547 – 21 February 1575) was a princess of France as the second daughter of Henry II of France and his wife, Catherine de' Medici. She married Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, with whom she had nine children.
Biography[]
Childhood[]
Claude was born in Fontainebleau, France, and raised alongside her sister Elisabeth and her future sister-in-law, Mary Stuart.
Claude was married to the Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, when she was only 13 years old on 19 January 1559.
Later in Life[]
Princess Claude was her mother's favourite daughter. Claude often left Nancy, (The capital of Lorraine) to live closer to her mother, in the heart of France. In return, Catherine would visit her daughter in Lorraine.
On 23 August 1572, against her mother's wishes, Claude tried to warn her younger sister Marguerite de Valois of the danger she would face as the new wife of King of Navarre on the night of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
Princess Claude died at the age of 27 during childbirth.
Notes[]
- Suffered from a hunchback and club foot.
- Was her mother's favourite daughter.
- Married to Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, when she was 13, on 19 January 1559.
- Actually had 9 children, with two already born by 1565 when she was only 18.
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Related Pages[]
Pages related to Princess Claude are the following:
• Princess Claude
• History's Princess Claude
• Princess Claude's Fashion Style
• Princess Claude's Welcome Home Party
• Princess Claude and Lord Luc's Wedding
• Claude and Leith • Claude and Narcisse • Claude and Luc
• Claude and Catherine • Princess Claude's Diary
• Rose Williams
