François d'O
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François d'O, seigneur de Fresne et de Maillebois was a French soldier, statesman and favourite of Henri III. Rising to prominence through his association with the dauphin Henri, he served with the pr
Portrait of d'O by unknown artist
Anne de Joyeuse
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Anne de Joyeuse, baron d'Arques then duc de Joyeuse was a French noble, governor, admiral, military commander, and royal favourite during the reign of Henri III in the French Wars of Religion. The eld
François d'O
…with him on his excursions from Paris, with the king staying at his residence on occasion. By 1581 Henri increasingly had new favourites, such as Anne de Joyeuse and Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette also known as Épernon. D'O resented the favours lavished on these new men, in particular the opulent wedding…
Contemporary portrait of Anne de Joyeuse
Possible portrait of Guillaume de Joyeuse, Anne's father
Portrait of Anne's maternal grandmother Isabeau de Savoie, comtesse du Bouchage. She would be Anne's most regular writing correspondent
Anne de Montmorency who would be a patron to the family in the mid 16th century