Claude of France (1499 - 1524) - princess & queen consort of France & ruling Duchess of Brittany. Spouse of Francis I of France, mother of Henry II, & grandmother of the last three kings of the Valois line. Two of Claude's ladies-in-waiting were the English sisters Mary & Anne Boleyn, & another was Diane de Poitiers. Mary became the king's mistress. Anne Boleyn eventually became Queen of England. Diane de Poitiers inspired the School of Fontainebleau & was the lifelong mistress of Henri II.
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