Margaret of Navarre


noun
  1. 1492–1549, queen of Navarre 1544–49: patron of literature, author of stories, and poet.

  • Also called Mar·garet of An·gou·lême [ahng-goo-lem; French ahn-goo-lem]. /ˌɑŋ gʊˈlɛm; French ɑ̃ guˈlɛm/.

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Margaret of Navarre

noun
  1. Also: Margaret of Angoulême 1492–1549, queen of Navarre (1544–49) by marriage to Henry II of Navarre; sister of Francis I of France. She was a poet, a patron of humanism, and author of the Heptaméron (1558)

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