Eléanor (or Éléonore) de Roye, princesse de Condé (24 February 1535 – 23 July 1564) was a French noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter and heiress of Charles, seigneur (sire) de Roye and de Muret, comte de Roucy. Her mother, Madeleine de Mailly, dame de Conti,[1] was the daughter of Louise de Montmorency and half-sister of AdmiralColigny, d'Andelot, and Cardinal de Châtillon. Eléanor was the first wife of Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé;[2] as such, she was the sister-in-law of Antoine of Navarre and aunt of King Henry IV.
During the first of the French Civil Wars, especially between 1560 and 1563, Eléanor and her mother were engaged in important political activities in support of her husband, the Prince of Condé. Twice while Condé was a prisoner of the ultra-catholic Guise family, his wife and mother-in-law systematically reinforced his alliances with Protestant German princes and with Elizabeth I of England.[4] Armed with this support, Eléanor made negotiations by letter and by direct contact with the regent, Catherine de' Medici; the outcome was the Peace of Amboise and the release of her husband.[5]
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November 15, 2023
Éléonore, roye, eléanor, Éléonore, roye, princesse, condé, february, 1535, july, 1564, french, noblewoman, eldest, daughter, heiress, charles, seigneur, sire, roye, muret, comte, roucy, mother, madeleine, mailly, dame, conti, daughter, louise, montmorency, hal. Eleanor or Eleonore de Roye princesse de Conde 24 February 1535 23 July 1564 was a French noblewoman She was the eldest daughter and heiress of Charles seigneur sire de Roye and de Muret comte de Roucy Her mother Madeleine de Mailly dame de Conti 1 was the daughter of Louise de Montmorency and half sister of Admiral Coligny d Andelot and Cardinal de Chatillon Eleanor was the first wife of Louis I de Bourbon prince de Conde 2 as such she was the sister in law of Antoine of Navarre and aunt of King Henry IV Eleanor de RoyeBorn 1535 02 24 24 February 1535FranceDied23 July 1564 1564 07 23 aged 29 Chateau de Conde FranceBurialFranceSpouseLouis I de Bourbon prince de CondeIssueHenri I de Bourbon prince de Conde Francois de Bourbon prince de Conti Charles II de Bourbon VendomeFatherCharles de RoyeMotherMadeleine de MaillyEleanor inherited the county of Roucy through her father and the lordship of Conti through her mother On 22 June 1551 she married Louis I de Bourbon prince de Conde at age sixteen 3 and converted him to the Reformed Protestant faith 1 They had eight children of whom only two Henri and Francois were to have progeny During the first of the French Civil Wars especially between 1560 and 1563 Eleanor and her mother were engaged in important political activities in support of her husband the Prince of Conde Twice while Conde was a prisoner of the ultra catholic Guise family his wife and mother in law systematically reinforced his alliances with Protestant German princes and with Elizabeth I of England 4 Armed with this support Eleanor made negotiations by letter and by direct contact with the regent Catherine de Medici the outcome was the Peace of Amboise and the release of her husband 5 She died in July 1564 6 Ancestors editAncestors of Eleonore de Roye8 Jean de Roye seigneur de Muret4 Antoine de Roye seigneur de Muret9 Marguerite du Bois des Querdes2 Charles de Roye comte de Roucy10 Robert de Sarrebruck comte de Roucy5 Catherine de Sarrebruck comtesse de Roucy11 Marie d Amboise1 Eleonore de Roye12 Adrien de Mailly seigneur de Conti6 Ferry de Mailly seigneur de Conti13 Jeanne de Glymes3 Madeleine de Mailly dame de Conti14 Guillaume seigneur de Montmorency7 Louise de Montmorency15 Anne Pot dame de la RochepotNotes edit a b Knecht 2000 p 53 de Boislisle 1902 p 198 Lachevre 1917 p 285 Laoutaris 2014 p 446 Knecht 2000 p 111 Thompson 1915 p 243 References editde Boislisle A 1902 Trois Princes de Conde A Chantilly Annuaire Bulletin de la Societe de l Histoire de France in French 39 2 Knecht R J 2000 The French Civil Wars Pearson Education Limited Lachevre Frederic 1917 Poesies inedites de Jacques Grevin Revue d Histoire litteraire de la France in French Laoutaris Chris 2014 Shakespeare and the Countess The Battle that Gave Birth to the Globe Penguin Books Limited ISBN 978 0 241 96021 9 Thompson James Westfall 1915 The Wars of Religion in France 1559 1576 The Huguenots Catherine de Medici and Philip II The University of Chicago Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eleonore de Roye amp oldid 1131906915, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
