Catherine of Bourbon
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Catherine of Bourbon was a Navarrese princess regent. She was the daughter of Queen Jeanne III of Navarre and King Antoine de Bourbon. She ruled the principality of Béarn in the name of her brother, K
Portrait by Nicolas Quesnel, 1594
Catherine, engraved by Thomas de Leu
Antoine of Navarre
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Antoine, sometimes called Antoine of Bourbon, was King of Navarre from 1555 until his death in 1562 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Jeanne III. He was the first monarch of the House of Bourbon, o
Catherine of Bourbon
…Catherine of Bourbon (7 February 1559 – 13 February 1604) was a Navarrese princess regent. She was the daughter of Queen Jeanne III of Navarre and King Antoine de Bourbon. She ruled the principality of Béarn in the name of her brother, King Henry III of Navarre, from 1576 until 1596. Catherine was born on 7 February 1559…
Portrait, 1557
A detailed portrait of the King of Navarre by Corneille de Lyon (1548). Royal Castle, Warsaw