In this Once Upon a Woman video, I reveal to you two forgotten queens of the second half of the sixteenth century: Marguerite of Valois, daughter of Catherine de Medici and Henri II of France and Louise de LorraineVaudémont, wife of Henri III of France and sisterinlaw of Marguerite of Valois.

I hope you enjoy this video, here are some books and my own research if you're ever interested in knowing/reading more:

Nancy Goldstone, Rival Queens
https://www.amazon.co.uk/RivalQueens...

Estelle Paranque, Reassessing Louise de Lorraine Vaudémont's Political and Diplomatic Role
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi...

In French,
Jacqueline Boucher, Deux Epouses et Reines à la fin du XVIe siècle
https://www.mollat.com/livres/22299/j...

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