Charlotte des Essarts, was a French noblewoman. She was the mistress to Henry IV of France in 1607–1609. She had two daughters with the king. She was a lady-in-waiting to the queen, Maria de Medici. S
A portrait of Charlotte des Essarts
Henry IV, also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbo
Charlotte des Essarts
…Charlotte des Essarts (1580–1651), was a French noblewoman. She was the mistress to Henry IV of France in 1607–1609. She had two daughters with the king. She was a lady-in-waiting to the queen, Maria de Medici. She participated in many political plots…
Portrait by Frans Pourbus, 1610
Presumed portrait of Henry as a child
Portrait by Pierre Dumonstier, 1568
King Henry IV in his coronation robes, by Frans Pourbus the Younger