Marguerite de Navarre : mother of the Renaissance

Marguerite de Navarre : mother of the Renaissance /

Sister to the king of France, queen of Navarre, gifted writer, religious reformer, and patron of the arts--in her many roles, Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was one of the most important figures of the French Renaissance. In this, the first major biography in English, Patricia F. Cholakian and Ro...

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Main Authors: Cholakian, Patricia Francis (Author), Cholakian, Rouben Charles, 1932- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Marguerite, > Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, > 1492-1549.
Marguerite, > Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, > 1492-1549
1500-1599
Queens > Navarre (Kingdom) > Biography.
Authors, French > 16th century > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Royalty.
Authors, French
Queens
Navarre (Kingdom)
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Mother of the Renaissance
  • 2. Education of a lady (1492-1515)
  • 3. Queen in all but name (1515-1520)
  • 4. The Bishop of Meaux (1521-1524)
  • 5. Envoy extraordinary (1524-1526)
  • 6. Queen of Navarre (1526-1533)
  • 7. Politics and religion (1534-1539)
  • 8. Courtly love, and marriage (1539-1543)
  • 9. And then there was one (1543-1547)
  • 10. Pearls from the pearl of princesses (1547-1549).

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