Anne of France
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For Empress Anna of France, see Agnes of France (Byzantine empress).
Anne of France (or Anne de Beaujeu; 3 April 1461 – 14 November 1522) was a French princess and regent, the eldest daughter of Louis XI by Charlotte of Savoy. Anne was the sister of Charles VIII, for whom she acted as regent during his minority from 1483 until 1491. During the regency she was one of the most powerful women of late fifteenth-century Europe, and was referred to as "Madame la Grande".[1] Between 1503 and 1521, she also acted as de facto regent of the Duchy of Bourbon during the reign of her daughter Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon.
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Duchess of Bourbon | |||||
Regent of France | |||||
Regency | 1483–1491 | ||||
Monarch | Charles VIII | ||||
Co-Regent | Peter II, Duke of Bourbon | ||||
Born | 3 April 1461 Chateau of Genappe, Brabant | ||||
Died | 14 November 1522(1522-11-14) (aged 61) Chateau of Chantelle, Bourbonnais, Allier, France | ||||
Burial | Priory of Souvigny | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Charles, Count of Clermont Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon | ||||
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House | Valois | ||||
Father | Louis XI of France | ||||
Mother | Charlotte of Savoy |
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