Victoria of France
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Victoria of France | |
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Louis, Duke of Orléans, Victoria and Joan.
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Born | Fontainebleau, France |
24 June 1556
Died | 17 August 1556 (age Amboise, France |
1 month 22 days)
House | Valois-Angoulême |
Father | Henry II of France |
Mother | Catherine de' Medici |
Victoria of France (24 June 1556 – 17 August 1556) and her twin sister Joan were the last children born to King Henry II of France and his wife, Catherine de' Medici.[1]
Their mother's confinement came on June 24, 1556. Although Joan died in the womb, Princess Victoria survived the birth—only to die a little more than a month later.
Because their birth very nearly cost their mother her life, the king's physician advised the king that there should be no more children; therefore, Henry II stopped visiting his wife's bedroom and spent all his time with his longtime mistress, Diane de Poitiers.
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