Louise of Savoy

Louise of Savoy
Portrait by Jean Clouet
Regent of France
Regency	1515–1516 1523–1526 1529
Monarch	Francis I
Born	(1476-09-11)11 September 1476 Pont-d'Ain
Died	22 September 1531(1531-09-22) (aged 55) Grez-sur-Loing
Burial	19 October 1531 Basilica of St Denis, France
Spouse	Charles, Count of Angoulême ​ ​ (m. 1488; died 1496)​
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.