Short answers, pulled from the story.
Marguerite de Navarre was born on the 11th of April 1492 in Angoulême. Her early life was marked by a classical education that included Latin and a close bond with her brother Francis, who later became King Francis I of France.
Marguerite de Navarre married Henry II of Navarre in January 1527 at St. Germain-en-Laye. She served as Queen of Navarre from 1527 to 1549.
Marguerite de Navarre freed her brother King Francis I by riding horseback through wintry woods for many days to meet a safe-conduct deadline while writing diplomatic letters at night. Her efforts were instrumental in securing his release after he was captured in the Battle of Pavia in 1525.
Marguerite de Navarre wrote Miroir de l'âme pécheresse in 1531 after the death of her son Jean on Christmas Day 1530. Sorbonne theologians condemned the work as heresy, but her brother forced the charges to be dropped.
Marguerite de Navarre befriended and protected artists and writers including François Rabelais, Clément Marot, Claude de Bectoz, Pierre de Ronsard, and Julián Íñiguez de Medrano. Leonardo da Vinci also died while a guest of Marguerite de Navarre and her brother Francis I at Château d'Amboise.