Archives de Tag: Antoinette de Bourbon

Mary’s birth in 1515, by Rosalind K. Marshall

November 2015. The 500th birthday of Marie of Lorraine, or Mary of Guise, has arrived. To celebrate this historical event now follows an extract of the book that has pulled her out of oblivion. The first modern work on the eldest daughter of Claude duke of Guise and Antoinette of Bourbon, Mary of Guise-Lorraine, queen […]

Marie of Guise, Queen of Scotland

Initialement publié sur The Freelance History Writer :
Marie of Guise, c. 1537, by Corneille de Lyon Marie of Guise was born on November 22, 1515 in the castle of Bar-le-Duc in northeast France. Her father was Claude, Duke of Guise and her mother was Antoinette of Bourbon. The Guises were one of the most powerful…

Antoinette de Bourbon, mère des Guise

Antoinette de Bourbon est née le 25 décembre 1494. Elle rencontre en 1513 à Paris le jeune comte de Guise, fils de Renée de Lorraine, le vainqueur du Téméraire. En juin, les deux jeunes nobles sont mariés. Antoinette a deux ans de plus que Claude, qui n’a alors que 16 ans. Il n’y a pas […]