Louise of Savoy

Louise of Savoy
Portrait by Jean Clouet
Regent of France
Regency1515–1516
1523–1526
1529
MonarchFrancis I
Born(1476-09-11)11 September 1476
Pont-d'Ain
Died22 September 1531(1531-09-22) (aged 55)
Grez-sur-Loing
Burial19 October 1531
Spouse
(m. 1488; died 1496)
IssueMarguerite, Queen of Navarre
Francis I of France
HouseSavoy
FatherPhilip II, Duke of Savoy
MotherMargaret of Bourbon

Louise of Savoy (11 September 1476 – 22 September 1531) was a French noble and regent, Duchess suo jure of Auvergne and Bourbon, Duchess of Nemours and the mother of King Francis I and Marguerite of Navarre. She was politically active and served as the regent of France in 1515, in 1525–1526 and in 1529, during the absence of her son.


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