Claude of Valois
| Claude of Valois | |
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| Duchess consort of Lorraine | |
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| Born |
12 November 1547 Fontainebleau |
| Died | 21 February 1575 (aged 27) Nancy, France |
| Spouse | Charles III, Duke of Lorraine |
| Issue |
Henry II, Duke of Lorraine Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine Antoinette, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Anne of Lorraine Francis II, Duke of Lorraine Catherine, Abbess of Remiremont Elisabeth Renata, Electress of Bavaria Claude of Lorraine |
| House | Valois-Angoulême |
| Father | Henry II of France |
| Mother | Catherine de' Medici |
Claude of France (12 November 1547, Fontainebleau – 21 February 1575, Nancy) was the second daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici.
Claude was raised alongside her sister Elisabeth, the future Queen of Spain, and her future sister-in-law, Mary, Queen of Scots. She was married on 19 January 1559, at the age of 11, to Charles III, Duke of Lorraine. Claude was victim of the unhealthy traits that Catherine appeared to pass on to her children (with the exception of Marguerite) and suffered from a hunchback and club foot.
Claude died in childbirth in 1575 at the age of 27.
Claude and her husband had nine children:
There is a character on the CW show, Reign named Claude. She is portrayed by British actress Rose Williams. However, the Reign character is depicted as beautiful, spoiled and promiscuous and has more in common with the historical Claude's younger sister Marguerite.
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