Anne of Brittany
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In August 1532 Brittany lost her independence to France when gallant Francis I married the daughter of famed Anne of Brittany.
From Time Magazine Archive
Anne of Brittany instructed three hundred of the children of the nobles at her court, in the use of the needle.
From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison
About 1530 Juste erected the splendid monument to Louis XII. and Anne of Brittany in the Church of St. Denis.
From A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture by Clara Erskine Clement Waters
Lewis XII., a gallant and generous prince, had, by espousing Anne of Brittany, widow to his predecessor, preserved the union with that principality, on which the safety of his kingdom so much depended.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary by David Hume
Anne of Brittany was, legally, for she had been married by proxy to Maximilian Marguerite's stepmother.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Hermann Schoenfeld
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