Duchess of Alençon

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The Duchess of Alençon was a French noble title held by Marguerite de Navarre, a prominent Renaissance princess, writer, and influential patron at the court of Francis I of France.

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Duchess of Alençon canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title
associatedDynasty House of Bourbon
House of Valois
associatedWith Alençon
Duchy of Alençon
associatedWithTerritory Duchy of Alençon
country Kingdom of France
courtAssociation court of Francis I of France
governingMonarchy French monarchy
heldBy Margaret of Angoulême
Marguerite de France
Marguerite de Navarre
Marguerite d’Angoulême
Marguerite of Angoulême
Marguerite, Queen of Navarre
historicalRegion Normandy
northwestern France
historicalStatus extinct title
languageOfTitle French
linkedTitle Duke of Alençon
nobleRank duchess
nobleTitleType ducal title
notableHolder Marguerite de Navarre
rankInNobility high nobility of France
subclassOf French duchy
timePeriod Renaissance
titleCreationType hereditary title
titleGenderForm feminine form of Duke of Alençon
titleHolderRole French princess
patron of humanists
patron of reformers
patron of the arts
usedIn Ancien Régime France
linked to: Ancien Régime

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Marguerite de Navarre positionHeld Duchess of Alençon
Marguerite of Navarre positionHeld Duchess of Alençon
Marguerite d’Angoulême title Duchess of Alençon
Marguerite de Valois-Angoulême positionHeld Duchess of Alençon
Marguerite de Valois-Angoulême nobleTitle Duchess of Alençon