Madeleine of France (1443–1486)
Madeleine of France (1443–1486)
Queen of Hungary and Bohemia . Name variations: Madeleine de France; Magdalen. Born in 1443; died in 1486; daughter of Charles VII the Victorious (1403–1461), king of France (r. 1422–1461), and Marie of Anjou (1404–1463); married Ladislas V (or VI) Posthumus (1440–1457), king of Hungary (r. 1444–1457) and Bohemia (r. 1452); married Gaston de Foix, vicomte de Castelbon and prince of Viane or Viana; children: (second marriage) Francis, king of Navarre; Catherine de Foix (c. 1470–1517); possibly Anne de Foix (fl. 1480–1500).
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BORN: 1844, Paris, France
DIED: 1924, Tours, France
NATIONALITY: French
GENRE: Drama, fiction, poetry
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