Henry IV's mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées dies

Historical Context Note

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Gabrielle d'Estrées, Henry IV's mistress, dies at the age of 26 after a miscarriage. He had recently secured an annulment of his marriage to Marguerite de Valois in the hope of marrying Gabrielle, and is unsurprisingly grief-stricken at the news. The following year, however, he married Marie de Medici, with whom he had six children including the future King Louis XIII.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Henry IV's mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées dies". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15545, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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