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    Catherine d'Alençon (bef.1396 – 22 June 1462 in Paris) was the Duchess consort of Bavaria as the second spouse of Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria. She was...
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    1st Duc d'Alençon, was killed at Agincourt, 1415, after having with his own hand slain the Duke of York. His son, Jean, 2nd Duc d'Alençon (who features...
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    married firstly Anne de Bourbon, by whom he had issue, and secondly, Catherine d'Alençon. He had several illegitimate children by various mistresses. Isabeau...
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    Alençon, called The Noble (1340 – 20 September 1404; French: Pierre II d'Alençon, or Pierre de Valois), was Count of Alençon from 1361 and Count of Perche...
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    Catherine of Cleves (or of Nevers), Countess of Eu (1548 – 11 May 1633) was the wife of Henry I, Duke of Guise and the matriarch of the powerful and influential...
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    Françoise d'Alençon (1490 – 14 September 1550) was the eldest daughter of René of Alençon and Margaret of Lorraine, and the younger sister and despoiled...
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    Catherine Noël de Talleyrand-Périgord (née Worlée; 21 November 1761 – 10 December 1835) was a French courtesan and noblewoman. Born in India as the daughter...
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    Gonzaga. On retiring from public life Anne d'Alençon entered the convent of Dominican Sisters of Catherine of Siena which adjoined her palazzo in Casale...
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    John II of Alençon (Jean II d’Alençon) (2 March 1409 – 8 September 1476) was a French nobleman. He succeeded his father as Duke of Alençon and Count of...
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  • Pierre d'Alençon (1374 – 1375) Jean d'Alençon (1375 – 1376) Marie d'Alençon (1377 – 1377) Jeanne d'Alençon (1378 – 6 August 1403) Catherine of Alençon...
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  • their performances: Dana Wynter - Catherin D'Alencon Ben Gazzara - Paul Charles Korvin as Edouard D'Alencon Pamela Brown - Baronesse von Heinrich Vivian...
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    Duke of Berry (all of whom died in infancy), were given the surname "d'Alençon". He was Duke of Berry only in name, so the surname of his children was...
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    1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. He was scarred by smallpox at age eight, and his pitted face...
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    of Navarre. Margaret was the daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici and the sister of Kings Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III...
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    the famous La Grande Mademoiselle. He was also a double descendant of Catherine de' Medici and her husband Henry II. Upon the premature death of his father...
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    Charles of Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1489–1537), and his wife, Françoise d'Alençon (died 1550). He was the older brother of Louis of Bourbon, Prince of Condé...
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    Duplessis Rosalie Duthé Marthe de Florian Eugénie Fougère Marguerite Gourdan Catherine Grand Marie-Madeleine Guimard Valtesse de La Bigne Anne Françoise Elisabeth...
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    Eleanor educated and guided Anne Catherine in the cultivation of devotion to Mary. Throughout childhood Anne Catherine displayed a consistent sense of...
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    Henriette of Cleves (category Household of Catherine de' Medici)
    Henri (who died young), Catherine, and Marie. Henriette soon obtained an office at court as the lady-in-waiting of Queen Catherine de' Medici. She became...
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    her most treasured possessions was a tunic of old point d'Alençon which had belonged to Catherine of Aragon. Knowing her daughter's love of lace, Queen...
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    21 June 1621, Saintes) was the third son of Henry I, Duke of Guise and Catherine of Cleves. His ecclesiastical post was entirely a sinecure; he was never...
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    (1415–1417) Margaret of Scotland (1436–1445) Charlotte of Savoy (1451–1461) Catherine de' Medici (1536–1547) Mary Stuart (1558–1559) Maria Anna Victoria of...
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    Catherine-Rosalie Gerard Duthé (1748–1830), alternately Duthe or Du The, was a celebrated French courtesan. A companion of French kings and European nobility...
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  • as Boy Capel Rutger Hauer as Étienne Balsan Karen Black as Émilienne d'Alençon Brigitte Fossey as Adrienne Leila Fréchet as Young Coco Chanel Philippe...
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    son of Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme. His mother was Françoise d'Alençon, the eldest daughter of René, Duke of Alençon, and Margaret of Lorraine...
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    his portraits is that of François, duc d'Alençon in the Jones collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Catherine de Medici described the efforts of Maistre...
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    Born the third son of Charles of Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme and Françoise d'Alençon he was destined for a career in the church. As a member of the House of...
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    Marle (1555–1557) Madeleine (1556) Catherine, Duchess of Lorraine Illegitimate children César, Duke of Vendôme Catherine Henriette, Duchess of Elbeuf Alexandre...
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    Marle (1555–1557) Madeleine (1556) Catherine, Duchess of Lorraine Illegitimate children César, Duke of Vendôme Catherine Henriette, Duchess of Elbeuf Alexandre...
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    Marle (1555–1557) Madeleine (1556) Catherine, Duchess of Lorraine Illegitimate children César, Duke of Vendôme Catherine Henriette, Duchess of Elbeuf Alexandre...
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