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Margaret of Lorraine, Duchess of Alençon (1463 at the castle of Vaudémont, Lorraine – 2 November 1521 in Argentan, Normandy) was a French noblewoman and a nun of the order of Poor Clares (Ordre des Clarisses). She was beatified in 1921.
Marguerite of Lorraine (22 July 1615 – 13 April 1672), Duchess of Orléans, was the wife of Gaston, younger brother of Louis XIII of France. As Gaston had married her in secret in defiance of the King, Louis had their marriage nullified when it became known.
Women. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Marguerite of Lorraine (c. 1561–?) views 1,334,036 updated. Marguerite of Lorraine (c. 1561–?) Duchess of Joyeuse and sister of the queen of France . Name variations: Margaret of Lorraine; Margaret of Vaudemont-Lorraine; Madame de Joyeuse.
New Catholic Encyclopedia. MARGARET OF LORRAINE, BL. Widowed duchess of Alençon; b. Vaudemont in Lorraine, France, 1463; d. Argentan, Brittany, France, Nov. 2, 1521. Source for information on Margaret of Lorraine, Bl.: New Catholic Encyclopedia dictionary.
Born in the Duchy of Lorraine into the House of Valois-Anjou, Margaret was the second eldest daughter of René, King of Naples, and Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine. Margaret was one of the principal figures in the series of dynastic civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses and at times personally led the Lancastrian faction .
Feast Day – November 6. Blessed Margaret of Lorraine was born of the ancient noble family of the Dues of Lorraine. Her earnest efforts to lead a virtuous life attracted attention very early in her life. After the death of her husband, Duke Rene of Alengcon, she assumed the government of the duchy. In this she was guided solely by Catholic ...
Margaret of Lorraine (1463–1521) Duchess of Alençon . Name variations: Blessed Margaret of Lorraine, duchess of Alencon; Marguerite de Lorraine. Born in 1463; died on November 1, 1521; daughter of Yolande of Vaudemont (1428–1483) and Ferrey de Vaudemont also known as Frederick, count of Vaudemont; married René (d. 1492), duke of Alençon ...
