16th Cent. Jeanne III, Queen of Navarre.

 

Jeanne d'Albret was born on 7 January 1528, in Pau, Béarn, France. She was the daughter of Marguerite d'Angoulême (11 April 1492 - 21 December 1549) and Henri II, King of Navarre. Her maternal grandparents were Louise de Savoie and Charles d'Orléans, Duc d'Angoulême. Jeanne's parents were married on 24 January 1526. Her father was her mother's second husband. Marguerite d'Angoulême married first, Charles IV, Duc d'Alençon in 1509. Jeanne d'Albret was married to Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (28 July 1516 - 5 January 1592) in 1541. He was the son of Maria of Jülich-Berg (3 August 1491 - 29 August 1543) and John III, Duke of Cleves. The marriage was annulled in 1545. Jeanne d'Albret married Antoine de Bourbon (22 April 1518 - 17 November 1562) on 20 October 1548, in Moulins. He was the son of Françoise d'Alençon and Charles, Duke of Vendôme. Her mother, Marguerite d'Angoulême died on 21 December 1549.

The Children of Jeanne d'Albret and Antoine de Bourbon:
Henri III, King of France (19 September 1551 - 2 August 1589)
Henri IV, King of France (13 December 1553 - 14 May 1610) Married 1st: Marguerite de Valois in 1599. Married 2nd: Marie de' Medici in 1600.
Louis de Navarre (1555-1557)
Madeleine de Navarre (1556)
Catherine de Navarre (7 February 1559 - 13 February 1604) Married Henry I, Duke of Lorraine in 1599.

Her father, Henri II died on 25 May 1555. He was succeeded by his daughter, as Jeanne III and her husband, Antoine de Bourbon. Antoine de Bourbon died on 17 November 1562, in Les Andelys, Eure. Jeanne d'Albret died on 9 June 1572, in Paris, France. She was succeeded by her son, as Henri III, King of Navarre. Henri III was assassinated on 2 August 1589. The King of Navarre succeeded him, as Henri IV, King of France. Henri IV was stabbed to death on 14 May 1610, outside the Palais du Louvre, in Paris by François Ravaillac. He was interred at the Saint-Denis Basilica. He was succeeded by his son, as Louis XIII.

18-19th Cent. Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (7 January 1796 - 6 November 1817)