Louise of Savoy | |
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![]() Portrait by Jean Clouet | |
Regent of France | |
Regency | 1515–1516 1523–1526 1529 |
Monarch | Francis I |
Born | Pont-d'Ain | 11 September 1476
Died | 22 September 1531 Grez-sur-Loing | (aged 55)
Burial | 19 October 1531 |
Spouse | |
Issue | Marguerite, Queen of Navarre Francis I of France |
House | Savoy |
Father | Philip II, Duke of Savoy |
Mother | Margaret of Bourbon |
Louise of Savoy (11 September 1476 – 22 September 1531) was a French noble and regent, Duchess suo jure of Auvergne and Bourbon, Duchess of Nemours and the mother of King Francis I and Marguerite of Navarre. She was politically active and served as the regent of France in 1515, in 1525–1526 and in 1529, during the absence of her son.
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