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Gabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux (French: [ɡabʁijɛl dɛstʁe]; 1573 – 10 April 1599) was a mistress, confidante and adviser of Henry IV of France. She is noted for her role in ending the religious civil wars that plagued France for more than 30 years.
Gabrielle d’Estrées, duchess de Beaufort was the mistress of King Henry IV of France and, with him, founder of the Vendôme branch of the House of Bourbon. The daughter of the Marquis de Coeuvres, Gabrielle met Roger de Saint-Lary, later Duke de Bellegarde, at the court of Henry III and became his.
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Gabrielle d'Estrées (\detʁe\), née au château de Cœuvres en 1573 1, et morte à Paris dans la nuit du 9 au 10 avril 1599, est la maîtresse et favorite d’ Henri IV de 1591 jusqu'à sa mort. Biographie.
Estrées, Gabrielle d' (1573–1599) French mistress of Henry IV of France who, in her 26 years of life, became queen of the realm in all but name. Name variations: Gabrielle d'Estrees; Duchess of Beaufort or Duchess de Beaufort; Duchess d'Etampes or Duchess d'Étampes; Marquise de Monceaux or Marchioness of Monceaux; Dame de Liencourt; Dame de ...
Learn about the scandalous life of Gabrielle d’Estrées, the 16th-century French mistress of King Henry IV. Discover how she rose from a humble courtier family to become a royal lover, a runaway bride, and a mother of the king’s heir.
Type. oil on wood. Dimensions. 96 cm × 125 cm (38 in × 49 in) Location. Louvre, Paris. Gabrielle d'Estrées et une de ses soeurs ( Gabrielle d'Estrées and one of her sisters) is a painting by an unknown artist dated c. 1594. It is in the Louvre in Paris and is usually thought to be the work of a painter from the Fontainebleau School.
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Gabrielle d' Estrées was a mistress of Henry IV of France, who made her a marquise and a duchess. She died before Henry could divorce Margaret of Valois and marry her, and their three children were legitimized.
