François, duc de Montpensier and prince dauphin d'Auvergne was a French noble, governor, diplomat and military commander during the French Wars of Religion. The son of Louis, Duke of Montpensier and J
Portrait attributed to Thierry Bellangé, c. 1628
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Stained glass window rendition of Montpensier and Renée d'Anjou-Mézières [fr]
Joyous Entry of Alençon into Antwerp (Rijksmuseum)
Portrait of Épernon, paramount favourite to Henri III
The Princess of Montpensier is a short novel by Madame de La Fayette which came out anonymously in 1662 as her first published work. It is regarded not only as one of the first modern novels in French
François, Duke of Montpensier
…prince dauphin d'Auvergne', a title that had been accrued by the family during the fourteenth century. In 1566 he was married to the wealthy heiress Renée d'Anjou-Mézières. The Lorraine family had hoped to secure her hand for marriage to the duke of Mayenne. She predeceased her husband, dying in 1577. Together they would…
Frontispiece, first edition