Margaret of Valois (14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615) (Marguerite de Valois, Princess of France, Duchesse de Valois) was the daughter of King Henri II of France and his wife, Catherine de' Medici. May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... Marriage and Children On October 28, 1533, he married Catherine of Medici (April 13, 1519 - January 5, 1589) Issue: François II (January 19, 1544 - December 5, 1560) Elisabeth de France (April 2, 1545 - October 3, 1568) married Philip II of Spain Claude (November 12, 1547 - February 21, 1575) married... Catherine de Medici Catherine de Medici (April 13, 1519, Florence – January 5, 1589, Blois), born in Italy as Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici, and later lived in France under the name Catherine de Médicis, was Queen of France as the wife of King Henry II of France...

She was born at St. Germain-en-Laye.

She married King Henri III of Navarre, a marriage arranged by Queen-Regent Catherine after the death of her husband. They were married on 18 August 1572: the ceremony brought many Protestants to Paris only to be slaughtered in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. Through a series of deaths and assassinations, Henri III of Navarre came to be Henri IV of France, and four years later converted to Catholicism. Henry IV (French: Henri IV) (December 13, 1553 – May 14, 1610), called the Great (French: le Grand), was the first of the Bourbon kings of France, reigning from 1589 until 1610. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... The St. ...

Margaret of Valois lived apart from her husband, and both had illegitimate children after their marriage, but had not children together. The marriage was dissolved on 17 December 1599 so that Henri could marry Marie de Médicis. December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is replaced by his brother Charles IX of Sweden. ... Portrait of Marie de Medici. ...

Margaret died at Paris and was interred at St. Denis The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Basilica of Saint Denis (in French, la Basilique de Saint-Denis), a famous burial site for French monarchs, is located in Saint Denis (near Paris). ...

Another Margaret of Valois (5 June 1523 - 14 September 1574) (Marguerite de Valois) was the sister of Henry II of France, the daughter of Francois I of France. June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Events April - Battle of Villalar - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Marriage and Children On October 28, 1533, he married Catherine of Medici (April 13, 1519 - January 5, 1589) Issue: François II (January 19, 1544 - December 5, 1560) Elisabeth de France (April 2, 1545 - October 3, 1568) married Philip II of Spain Claude (November 12, 1547 - February 21, 1575) married... Francis I, Renaissance prince, lover of women, patron of the arts Francis I (French: François Ier) (September 12, 1494 - July 31, 1547), called the Father and Restorer of Letters (French: le Père et Restaurateur des Lettres), was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims...

She married Emmanuel Philibert, the duke of Savoy, as part of a treaty between the duke, her brother, and the king of Spain.

Her niece, Elisabeth of Valois (Isabella of Valois) married Philip II of Spain. Elizabeth of Valois (April 2, 1545 - October 3, 1568) was a daughter of Henry II of France. ... Philip II of Spain (Spanish: Felipe II) - (May 21, 1526 – September 13, 1598), the first King of Spain understood as the whole peninsula of Hispania (r. ...

Margaret survived her husband with three daughters.