L.....Le Roux de Lincy.

M.....Anatole de Montaiglon.

Ed....E. A. Vizetelly.




_MARGARET OF ANGOULÊME, QUEEN OF NAVARRE._




I.

_Louise of Savoy; her marriage with the Count of Angouleme--
Birth of her children Margaret and Francis--Their father's
early death--Louise and her children at Amboise--Margaret's
studies and her brother's pastimes--Marriage of Margaret
with the Duke of Alençon--Her estrangement from her husband--
Accession of Francis I.--The Duke of Alençon at Marignano--
Margaret's Court at Alençon--Her personal appearance--Her
interest in the Reformation and her connection with Clement
Marot--Lawsuit between Louise of Savoy and the Constable de
Bourbon._

In dealing with the life and work of Margaret of Angouleme (1) it is
necessary at the outset to refer to the mother whose influence and
companionship served so greatly to mould her daughter's career.