Chevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse de
Marie de Rohan-Montbazon Chevreuse, duchesse de (märē´ də rōäN´-môNbäzôN´ düshĕs´ də shəvröz´), 1600–1679, French beauty and politician, an intimate of the French queen, Anne of Austria. Her continuous intrigues in opposition to King Louis XIII's minister, Cardinal Richelieu, caused her to be banished repeatedly from the court and to be exiled. She proved to be even more dangerous abroad because of her intrigues with France's enemies, notably Duke Charles IV of Lorraine. In the Fronde she at first served as a link with Spain against Cardinal Mazarin, Richelieu's successor, but subsequently she became Mazarin's ally.
See biography by M. Charol (1971).
More From encyclopedia.com
Marie De Medici , Marie De Médicis (1573–1642)
MARIE DE MÉDICIS (1573–1642), queen of France (1600–1610) and regent (1610–1617) for her son, Louis XIII. Marie de Médic… Marie Antoinette , Marie Antoinette (1755–1793)
Austrian-born queen of France whose misfortune was to be the wife of Louis XVI when that monarch was overthrown in the F… Guise , The most illustrious branch of the House of Lorraine, named after the town of Guise. It rose to the peak of its power in the 16th century.
Claude, fi… Gaspard De Chatillon Comte De Coligny , The French admiral and statesman Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572) was the most prominent leader of the French Protestants, or Huguenots, during the fir… Etienne Francois Duc De Choiseul , Choiseul, Etienne François, Duc de
Choiseul, Etienne François, Duc de (1719–85) French statesman, chief minister of Louis XVI (1758–1770). As ambassa… Anne De Beaujeu , Anne de Beaujeu
Anne de Beaujeu (də bōzhö´), c.1460–1522, regent of France, daughter of the French King Louis XI. With her husband, Pierre de Beaujeu…
About this article
Chevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse de
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Chevreuse, Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse de