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Queen Claude of France as played by Gabriella Wright
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| Born 14 October 1499 – died 20 July 1524 Character's backstory: The eldest daughter of King Louis XII of France & Anne of Brittany. The first wife of Francis I of France although she had previously been promised to the future Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. The pawn of so much dynastic maneuvering, she was short in stature and afflicted with scoliosis, which gave her a hunched back. She was eclipsed at court by her mother-in-law, Louise of Savoy & her sister-in-law, the literary and erudite Marguerite, Queen Consort of Navarre. When Francis became King in 1515, both Anne Boleyn & her sister Mary Boleyn became part of her retinue of ladies-in-waiting. Anne served as Claude's official translator whenever there were English visitors, such as in 1520 at the "Field of the Cloth of Gold" meeting between Francis I & King Henry VIII. Mary Boleyn would become her husband's mistress although with much discretion. Claude's life was spent in an endless round of annual pregnancies and had 7 children, dying when she was only 24 years old. She was exceptionally pious, reserved, and not considered attractive. Although Francis was unfaithful, he deferred to her gentle and shy personality. Gentility: Descended from the House of Valois, daughter of one French king and wife of another Position: Queen Consort of France, Duchess of Brittany Personality type:Claude imposed a strict moral code on her own household, which only a few like Mary Boleyn chose to flout. Anne Boleyn, however, elicited her fondness: she lodged a formal protest when Anne was recalled to England. Claude's younger sister, Renee, also fondly remembered Anne Boleyn's kindness. Signature look: Endearing trait(s): Annoying trait(s): |  Click EasyEdit to update this page! |
CHARACTER CONNECTIONSFamily members: Father: King Louis XII of France Mother: Anne of Brittany Son: Francis, Dauphin of France (1518-1536) Son: King Henry II of France (1519-1559) Son: Charles, Duke of Orleans (1522-1545) Daughter: Princess Louise (1515-1517) Daughter: Princess Charlotte (1516-1524) Daughter: Princess Madeleine, Queen of Scotland (1520-1537) Daughter: Princess Marguerite, Duchess of Bery (1523-1574) Romance(s): First wife of King Francis I of France (1514-1524) Friends: Enemies: |
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 Queen Claude of France by Claude Corneille de Lyon |  Queen Claude of France |
 Spanish drawing of Claude, titled "Claudia de Francia" |  Sketch of Claude |
 Statue of Claude above her tomb |  Rough sketch identified as Claude |
 Portrait presumed to be Claude |
