Diana of Foix
16th-century French noblewoman
About Diana of Foix
Diana of Foix was a French.
Charlotte Diane de Foix-Candale (after 1540 – 24 May 1587) became the Comtesse of Gurson (in France) after her marriage in 1579 with Louis de Foix, who fell in the Battle of Montraveau on 29 July 1587. Michel de Montaigne dedicated the twenty-sixth of his Essais ("On the Education of Children") to her.
Literature Wilkins, D.G.; Wilkins, R.L. (eds): The Search for a Patron in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Vol 12; Edwin Mellen Press 1996.
Foix-Candale, Charlotte Diane de
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Who was Diana of Foix?
16th-century French noblewoman
When was Diana of Foix born?
Diana of Foix was born in County of Benauges.
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Diana of Foix was French.
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