DIANA OF POITIERS (1499-1566), eldest daughter of John of Poitiers. She married 15 years with Louis de Brézé, Seneschal of Normandy, was widowed in 1531; then became the mistress of the Duke of Orleans (future Henry II, twenty years her junior), son of Francis I. clever and intriguing woman, as well as of indisputable beauty, she had a significant influence on her lover and on affairs of state, pushing toward the good Catholic persecution of Protestants. Colored lithograph, nineteenth century France

Francia

title: DIANA DE POITIERS

subject date: 2016-06-09

caption: DIANA OF POITIERS (1499-1566), eldest daughter of John of Poitiers. She married 15 years with Louis de Brézé, Seneschal of Normandy, was widowed in 1531; then became the mistress of the Duke of Orleans (future Henry II, twenty years her junior), son of Francis I. clever and intriguing woman, as well as of indisputable beauty, she had a significant influence on her lover and on affairs of state, pushing toward the good Catholic persecution of Protestants. Colored lithograph, nineteenth century France

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country: Francia

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continent: Europa

image century : XIX

image epoch: Ottocento

subject century: XVI

subject epoch: Ancien Regime

technique: Litografia colorata

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