Janet Stewart, Lady Fleming
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Janet Stewart, Lady Fleming, called la Belle Écossaise, was a Scottish courtier. She was an illegitimate daughter of King James IV of Scotland who served as governess to her half-niece Mary, Queen of
Portrait of Lady Janet Stewart by George Jamesone
Henri d'Angoulême
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Henri de Valois, duc d'Angoulême, sometimes called "Henri, bâtard de Valois" or "Henri de France", was a Légitimé de France, cleric, and military commander during the Wars of Religion.
Janet Stewart, Lady Fleming
…served as governess to her half-niece Mary, Queen of Scots. Janet was briefly a mistress of King Henry II of France, by whom she had a legitimated son: Henri d'Angoulême. Her daughter, Mary Fleming, was one of the young queen's "Four Marys". Janet Stewart (also referred to as Jane, Jenny, and other variants) was the…
Portrait engraving of Henri d'Angoulême
Tapestry detailing the Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573)