Life of Anne of Navarre

[kasumigenx]

Life of Anne of Navarre

Anne of Navarre or Anne d’Albret is born in 1192 and was the heiress before her brother, Henry was born in 1503.

The Cousin of Anne of Brittany, Anne of Navarre who is currently impoverished due to half of her mother's kingdom is conquered by the Kings of Spain would marry the King of France since Catherine of Navarre herself wanted the marriage to happen to gain support against Ferdinand of Aragon and his heirs and a betrothal is also arranged between Renee of France and the King of Navarre.

Anne of Navarre would arrive in the court and marry Louis XII in July 1514, and the two are married.

The 22-year-old Anne married the 52-year-old King Louis XII of France at Abbeville. Despite two previous marriages, Louis had no living sons, and sought to produce an heir, Anne of Navarre is revealed to be pregnant and gave birth to a son born in August 10, 1515 baptized as Charles, which would prevent the ascension of Francis, duke of Angouleme and Brittany to the throne of France and also gave birth to a daughter named Charlotte in December 2, 1516 and her husband would die in June 1517 and remarried to Charles de Bourbon, whose first wife died and had a daughter named Renee in 1523, named after her stepdaughter and sister in law, Renee of France, Queen of Navarre.

She would head the Regency alongside her stepson in law Francis, duke of Angouleme and Brittany

She would die in 1532, leaving behind her son, Charles IX of France, Charlotte of France and Renee de Bourbon.

 

[Kellan Sullivan]

Life of Anne of Navarre

Anne of Navarre or Anne d’Albret is born in 1192 and was the heiress before her brother, Henry was born in 1503.

The Cousin of Anne of Brittany, Anne of Navarre who is currently impoverished due to half of her mother's kingdom is conquered by the Kings of Spain would marry the King of France since Catherine of Navarre herself wanted the marriage to happen to gain support against Ferdinand of Aragon and his heirs.

Anne of Navarre would arrive in the court and marry Louis XII in July 1514, and the two are married.

The 22-year-old Anne married the 52-year-old King Louis XII of France at Abbeville. Despite two previous marriages, Louis had no living sons, and sought to produce an heir, but he died on 1 January 1515, less than three months after marrying Anne, reputedly worn out by his exertions in the bedchamber, but more likely from the effects of gout. Following Louis's death, Anne of Navarre is revealed to be pregnant and gave birth to a son born in August 10, 1515, which would prevent the ascension of Francis, duke of Angouleme and Brittany to the throne of France.

Her son is baptized as Charles IX of France while Anne of Navarre would contemplate who will she marry next, since the regency has been stripped from her but she is convinced to retire in Navarre and replace her mother as regent of Navarre after her death in 1517, Francis, duke of Angouleme would despise Anne of Navarre, she would relocate to the French court in 1521, after the death of Suzanne de Bourbon and married Charles de Bourbon, the Constable of France, she would give birth to a single daughter named Renee b. 1522, named after her own daughter in law.

She would die in 1532, leaving behind her son, Charles IX of France and Renee de Bourbon.

So many questions.

With Mary "Rose" Tudor I could understand Louis XII being worn out, but Anne wasn't exactly called the most attractive princess on the market IIRC. She was described as "mannish-looking" among other things. So, likely, IMHO, Louis gets a year or two more.

That aside, why is the regency stripped from Anne? She's the new king's mother, her remarrying would provoke the stripping, she wouldn't remarry after she's been stripped of the position, since it would make the regency even more unlikely. And Renée de France was Anne's stepdaughter, not her daughter-in-law.

 

[kasumigenx]

So many questions.

With Mary "Rose" Tudor I could understand Louis XII being worn out, but Anne wasn't exactly called the most attractive princess on the market IIRC. She was described as "mannish-looking" among other things. So, likely, IMHO, Louis gets a year or two more.

That aside, why is the regency stripped from Anne? She's the new king's mother, her remarrying would provoke the stripping, she wouldn't remarry after she's been stripped of the position, since it would make the regency even more unlikely. And Renée de France was Anne's stepdaughter, not her daughter-in-law.

Edited post.

So Anne is more like Anne of Cleves..which makes a match with Henry VIII unlikely.

 

[Kellan Sullivan]

There's also the other question of Anne d'Albret being married to a Foix-Candale cousin (who died alongside her youngest brother in Naples). There isn't a date given for the marriage, and only he is listed in most sources as having married a "Anne d'Albret, born 1492" (it's not specified that it's the same Anne d'Albret, but she has no cousins/nieces with the same name born in the same time frame as her, which leads one to conclude that it must've been the eldest daughter of the queen of Navarre.)

 

[kasumigenx]

There's also the other question of Anne d'Albret being married to a Foix-Candale cousin (who died alongside her youngest brother in Naples). There isn't a date given for the marriage, and only he is listed in most sources as having married a "Anne d'Albret, born 1492" (it's not specified that it's the same Anne d'Albret, but she has no cousins/nieces with the same name born in the same time frame as her, which leads one to conclude that it must've been the eldest daughter of the queen of Navarre.)

So basically she was only married off around the time when her sister Isabella was married off as well..when she is nearing her menaupause, what is the reason for her not being married for so long in OTL?

 

[Kellan Sullivan]

So basically she was only married off around the time when her sister Isabella was married off as well..when she is nearing her menaupause, what is the reason for her not being married for so long in OTL?

Nowhere did it say that she was married off when she was menopausal. It could've been in the mid-late 1510s. And she was considered for a time (usually when Anne of Brittany was pregnant) to marry François d'Angoulême.

 

[kasumigenx]

Nowhere did it say that she was married off when she was menopausal. It could've been in the mid-late 1510s. And she was considered for a time (usually when Anne of Brittany was pregnant) to marry François d'Angoulême.

So the only way she can marry Francis of Angouleme is if Anne of Brittany has a son with Louis XII, the problem is that she did not have kids when she was married IOTL.

 

[Kellan Sullivan]

So the only way she can marry Francis of Angouleme is if Anne of Brittany has a son with Louis XII, the problem is that she did not have kids when she was married IOTL.

Well, we don't have a date for the marriage, so it could've been any time from when she's 14/15 until the Comte d'Astarac dies at Naples. If it was when she was a teenager, it could've been the usual thing of cousin marriages. I will point out that there would've been an age gap, since the comte d'Astarac's parents only wed in 1505 - and he was their third son from what I can make out, which means he would've been more than a decade younger than her. I would guess the marriage took place in the late 1510s, Anne's in her late 20s, to her husband's young age. She weds him, but maybe it's too late for her to have kids.

To my mind, a far more ideal way of doing things, would've been to engage her to Gaston de Foix, duc de Nemours 'the lightning bolt of Italy', until her first brother was born in 1500. Then there was a whole haggling over brides - Suzanne de Bourbon was being offered to the duc d'Alençon because her father and the comte de Montpensier didn't get on; Marguerite d'Angoulême was being offered to Henry VIII while she was actually in love with the duc de Nemours; and Anne was being offered to the young Cte d'Angoulême if Anne of Brittany has a son.

Of course, then the Cte de Montpensier dies, Suzanne marries the Connetable, and Marguerite marries Alençon. Foix is left without a chair here, and a marriage to Anne sorta doesn't seem like a good idea while the queen of Navarre is producing more sons, but by 1512, Andre (b.1501), Buenaventure (b.1506), Martin (b.1506) and François de Navarre (b.1508) are all dead, and the only boys blocking Anne's path are Henri II and Charles. She's older than normal for a first time bride, and not as pretty as Marguerite d'Angoulême, but all things considered, it'd be a decent match. Nemours is Louis XII's nephew, he's also the son and heir of the same Jean de Foix who had been contesting Queen Catherine's right to succeed, and she's the daughter of a reigning queen...

 

[kasumigenx]

Well, we don't have a date for the marriage, so it could've been any time from when she's 14/15 until the Comte d'Astarac dies at Naples. If it was when she was a teenager, it could've been the usual thing of cousin marriages. I will point out that there would've been an age gap, since the comte d'Astarac's parents only wed in 1505 - and he was their third son from what I can make out, which means he would've been more than a decade younger than her. I would guess the marriage took place in the late 1510s, Anne's in her late 20s, to her husband's young age. She weds him, but maybe it's too late for her to have kids.

To my mind, a far more ideal way of doing things, would've been to engage her to Gaston de Foix, duc de Nemours 'the lightning bolt of Italy', until her first brother was born in 1500. Then there was a whole haggling over brides - Suzanne de Bourbon was being offered to the duc d'Alençon because her father and the comte de Montpensier didn't get on; Marguerite d'Angoulême was being offered to Henry VIII while she was actually in love with the duc de Nemours; and Anne was being offered to the young Cte d'Angoulême if Anne of Brittany has a son.

Of course, then the Cte de Montpensier dies, Suzanne marries the Connetable, and Marguerite marries Alençon. Foix is left without a chair here, and a marriage to Anne sorta doesn't seem like a good idea while the queen of Navarre is producing more sons, but by 1512, Andre (b.1501), Buenaventure (b.1506), Martin (b.1506) and François de Navarre (b.1508) are all dead, and the only boys blocking Anne's path are Henri II and Charles. She's older than normal for a first time bride, and not as pretty as Marguerite d'Angoulême, but all things considered, it'd be a decent match. Nemours is Louis XII's nephew, he's also the son and heir of the same Jean de Foix who had been contesting Queen Catherine's right to succeed, and she's the daughter of a reigning queen...

That makes sense but if Anne is to marry Gaston, also prevent Germaine's marriage to Fernando of Aragon..to make the match better.