Margaret of Valois

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noun

1. Queen Margot, 1533–1615, 1st wife of Henry IV of France: queen of Navarre; patron of science and literature (daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici).

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Margaret of Valois British  

noun

1. 1553–1615, daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici; queen of Navarre (1572) by marriage to Henry of Navarre. The marriage was dissolved (1599) after his accession as Henry IV of France: noted for her Mémoires

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Margaret of Valois

It was to celebrate the nuptials of Henry of Navarre and Margaret of Valois.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various

The country was growing so weary of the struggle that the scheme for a marriage between Henry of Navarre and Margaret of Valois was hailed with enthusiasm.

From Heroes of Modern Europe by Alice Birkhead

It was agreed that her youngest daughter, Margaret of Valois, should become the wife of Henry of Navarre.

From Outline of Universal History by George Park Fisher

This and many similar stories are told by Margaret of Valois in her Memoirs.

From Real Ghost Stories by Estelle W. Stead

King of Portugal, affronts Charles IX. by declining the hand of Margaret of Valois, ii.

From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Henry Martyn Baird

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