Renée was brought up with her cousins, the princesses of France. On 26 June 1515 she married Antoine, Duke of Lorraine in Amboise. The marriage was arranged by the French King, Francis. Francis had promised Antoine marriage to the French queen dowager, Mary Tudor of England, but when Mary chose another spouse, Francis replaced her with Renée.
Her entry to Nancy was described in a chronicle. She arrived at Nancy from Bar-le-Duc at the start of May 1516. First she stopped short of the town at a village called Laixou. After enjoying a magnificent picnic for six hours, she came to the gates of Nancy and was met by a choir on a scaffold singing in her honour, accompanied by cannon fire from the ramparts.[1]
Duchess Renée, reportedly, did not have the force of character to exert any political influence in Lorraine.[2] However, she became known for her cultivated Italian taste, and was said to have brought "the graces and refinement of the Mantuan Court" to Lorraine.[3] The blossoming of the arts which took place in Nancy from the reign of Antoine has been attributed to her.[4]
In August 1538, Renée was commanded to court at Compiègne to meet Mary of Austria, Queen of Hungary. In March 1539 she travelled to Neufchâteau to meet Antoine who had stomach trouble and they returned to Nancy. Renée died at Nancy of dysentery on 26 May 1539.[5]
renée, bourbon, duchess, lorraine, 1494, 1539, also, called, renée, lady, mercœur, duchess, consort, lorraine, daughter, gilbert, bourbon, count, montpensier, clara, gonzaga, sister, charles, bourbon, duke, bourbon, duchess, lorraineborn1494died, 1539, 1539, a. Renee of Bourbon Duchess of Lorraine 1494 26 May 1539 also called Renee Lady of Mercœur was a Duchess consort of Lorraine She was a daughter of Gilbert de Bourbon Count of Montpensier by Clara Gonzaga and sister of Charles de Bourbon Duke of Bourbon Renee of BourbonDuchess of LorraineBorn1494Died 1539 05 26 26 May 1539 aged 45 NancyNoble familyBourbon MontpensierSpouse s Antoine Duke of Lorraine m 1515 wbr FatherGilbert Count of MontpensierMotherClara GonzagaLife editRenee was brought up with her cousins the princesses of France On 26 June 1515 she married Antoine Duke of Lorraine in Amboise The marriage was arranged by the French King Francis Francis had promised Antoine marriage to the French queen dowager Mary Tudor of England but when Mary chose another spouse Francis replaced her with Renee Her entry to Nancy was described in a chronicle She arrived at Nancy from Bar le Duc at the start of May 1516 First she stopped short of the town at a village called Laixou After enjoying a magnificent picnic for six hours she came to the gates of Nancy and was met by a choir on a scaffold singing in her honour accompanied by cannon fire from the ramparts 1 Duchess Renee reportedly did not have the force of character to exert any political influence in Lorraine 2 However she became known for her cultivated Italian taste and was said to have brought the graces and refinement of the Mantuan Court to Lorraine 3 The blossoming of the arts which took place in Nancy from the reign of Antoine has been attributed to her 4 In August 1538 Renee was commanded to court at Compiegne to meet Mary of Austria Queen of Hungary In March 1539 she travelled to Neufchateau to meet Antoine who had stomach trouble and they returned to Nancy Renee died at Nancy of dysentery on 26 May 1539 5 Issue editFrancis I Duke of Lorraine 1517 1545 first the Marquis de Pont a Mousson Anna 1522 1568 married firstly Rene of Chalon Prince of Orange and secondly Philip II Duke of Aerschot 1496 1549 visited by Hans Holbein the Younger as a potential bride of Henry VIII of England Nicolas Duke of Mercœur 1524 1577 first Bishop of Verdun and Metz then in 1548 Count of Vaudemont Jean 1526 1532 Antoine b 1528 d young Elisabeth b 1530 d youngReferences edit Les Archives de Nancy Henri Lepage vol 1 1865 56 60 Julia Cartwright Christina of Denmark Duchess of Milan and Lorraine 1522 1590 New York 1913 Julia Cartwright Christina of Denmark Duchess of Milan and Lorraine 1522 1590 New York 1913 Julia Cartwright Christina of Denmark Duchess of Milan and Lorraine 1522 1590 New York 1913 Wood Marguerite Balcares Papers vol 1 1923 11 12 22 25 26 29 Renee of BourbonHouse of BourbonBorn 1494 Died 26 May 1539Royal titlesPreceded byPhilippa of Guelders Duchess consort of Lorraine1515 1539 Succeeded byChristina of Denmark Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Renee of Bourbon amp oldid 1174945631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
