Jeanne d'Albret,Queen of Navarre & Antoine de Bourbon

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Wedding of Jeanne d'Albret & Antoine de Bourbon 20 October 1548 at Moulins in the Bourbonnaise .Jeanne was the heiress to the kingdom of Navarre and Antoine was first Prince of the blood,he was next in line to the French Throne after the Valois Princes.This was possibly the last great feudal marriage in French history and their territorial lands united covered much of south Western France.The couple had two children a son who became Henri IV of France and a daughter,Catherine Duchess of Lorraine.

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From birth Jeanne was styled Madame la Princesse de Navarre.


From her marriage to Antoine de Bourbon she became Duchess of Vendôme,Duchess of Beaumont ,Countess of Marle,La Fère and Soissons .

In 1555,following the death of her father Henri II of Navarre,Jeanne d'Albret was Queen of Navarre,Duchess of Albret,Countess of Limoges,Foix,Armagnac,Bigorre,Périgord,Viscountess of Bearn,Princess of Andora.

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Jeanne d'Albret /Jeanne III,Queen of Navarre

Jeanne was born on November 16th,1528 the only surviving child of Henri II of Navarre and Marguerite of Angoulême (sister of Francois I of France).In 1555,Jeanne became Monarch of the French portion of Navarre,but she also held vast domains within the Kingdom of France.

[CyrilVladisla]

Joan III of Navarre had a public conversion to Calvinism in 1560. She joined the Huguenot side. Was it necessary that she had a public conversion?

[Countessmeout]

Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

Joan III of Navarre had a public conversion to Calvinism in 1560. She joined the Huguenot side. Was it necessary that she had a public conversion?

Yes.

For Jeanne it was not a private choice. She changed the religion of Navarre. The catholic priests and nuns were driven out. She commissioned an edition if the New Testament in their language for her people. She didn't simply convert, it was a religious declaration. So yes it had to be public.

She became a well known leader of the Hugenot cause before her death.

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Originally Posted by Countessmeout

Yes.

For Jeanne it was not a private choice. She changed the religion of Navarre. The catholic priests and nuns were driven out. She commissioned an edition if the New Testament in their language for her people. She didn't simply convert, it was a religious declaration. So yes it had to be public.

She became a well known leader of the Hugenot cause before her death.

She converted on Christmas Day 1560

Ofcourse Jeanne would not have done so during the reign of her cousin ,Henri II of France ,she did so when his widow Catherine de Médicis was Regent trying to keep the realm from sliding into civil war.



Jeanne d'Albret was every bit as guilty as the Duke of Guise for the years of chaos and bloodshed and it brought her into to open conflict with Catherine de Médicis something which Jeanne dreaded.

As well as Sovereign of Navarre,Jeanne was also a member of the French Royal Family,her uncle was king François I er.

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Here's a portrait of Jeanne d'Albret that is housed at the Musée Condé that dates from the mid 16th century.

[CyrilVladisla]

Image of Antoine de Bourbon, Comte de Moret
http://www.alamy.com/antoine-de-bour...215173732.html