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16th-century French nobility

  • Catherine de' MediciCatherine de' Medici was born on the 13th of April 1519 in Florence, Republic of Florence. Her parents were Lorenzo de' Medici and Madeleine de La Tour…
  • Marguerite de NavarreMarguerite de Navarre entered the world on the 11th of April 1492 in Angoulême, France. Her mother Louise of Savoy was only nineteen years old when she…
  • Michel de MontaigneMichel Eyquem, Lord of Montaigne, entered the world on the 28th of February 1533 at his family estate in Guyenne. His father Pierre had purchased the land in…