Biography Françoise de Montmorency-Fosseux
henri iv , la belle fosseuse
after painting antony paul emile morlon
françoise de montmorency-fosseux youngest of 5 daughters born pierre de montmorency. @ age thirteen, became lady-in-wating queen margaret of valois. shy , blushing girl, caught attentions of king henry. called ma fille , plied cakes, pastries, , rosewater sweets. gave in advances during voyage montauban, , afterwards grew ambitious , arrogant towards queen margaret, carrying on affair in hopes of marriage. became pregnant, , prospect of bearing child of king, came consider herself queen. wary of gossip, however, , henry fled court @ nérac eaux-chaudes 7 25 june 1581. henry wanted queen margaret travel them, waited join 2 @ bagnères de bigorre. margaret proposed banishing rival court, la fosseuse screamed refuse cooperate.
françoise gave birth daughter, child stillborn. doctor informed henry, , margaret made sure lying-in proceeded discreetly possible acting midwife. margaret invited mother catherine de medici paris, along ladies-in-waiting, including françoise. catherine advised daughter return françoise own parents. following counsel, margaret chased la fosseuse court in 1582. henry took personal insult, did nothing retaliate, had fallen charms of beautiful corisande, diane d andoins.
on 11 march 1596, françoise de montmorency-fosseux married françois de broc, baron of cinq-mars. @ death in 1614, buried in church @ broc.
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