Charlotte of Valois

Charlotte of France ( born October 23, 1516 Amboise Castle, † September 18, 1524 at Castle Saint- Germain -en- Laye ) was a native of the House of Valois Princess of France. She was the second child and second daughter of the French king Francis I and his first wife Claudia of France and thus an older sister of King Henry II

Origin and family

Charlotte was born on October 23, 1516 in the castle of Amboise castle to the world. Her mother Claudia was a daughter of King Louis XII. of France and his second wife, Anne de Bretagne. Thus, Charlotte was a princess of France. She had green - blue eyes and red hair, which she had inherited as one of six children of her grandmother Anne de Bretagne. It led to the Amboise Castle, a beautiful life, also the move in 1519 in the castle of Saint- Germain -en- Laye you did not hurt. The siblings, who were born after Charlotte's younger brother François, came to the castle of Saint- Germain -en- Laye to the world.

Early life end

Charlotte was always sensitive and fragile. At the age of seven, she got the measles; the same disease from which even her half- uncle Charles Orland, former Dauphin of France, who died in 1495 at the age of three years. The only person who helped the sick, graceful child, her aunt Margaret, who broke the heart when the girl died.

Charlotte was interred in the Cathedral of Saint- Denis in Saint- Denis.

• Prince (France)
• House of Valois - Angoulême
• Born in 1516
• Died in 1524
• Woman