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This book considers the life and legacy of Renée de France (151075), the youngest daughter of King Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne, exploring her cultural, spiritual, and political influence and her evolving roles and actions as fille de France , Duchess of Ferrara, and Dowager Duchess at Montargis. Drawing on a variety of often overlooked sources poetry, theater, fine arts, landscape architecture, letters, and ambassadorial reports contributions highlight Renée's wide-ranging influence in sixteenth-century Europe, from the Italian Wars to the French Wars of Religion. These essays consider her cultural patronage and politico-religious advocacy, demonstrating that she expanded upon intellectual and moral values shared with her sister, Claude de France; her cousins, Marguerite de Navarre and Jeanne d'Albret; and her godmother and mother, Anne de France and Anne de Bretagne, thereby solidifying her place in a long line of powerful French royal women.
Considers the life and legacy of Renée de France (151075), exploring her cultural, spiritual, and political influence Assesses Renée's place within a long line of powerful French royal women Draws on frequently overlooked sources across poetry, theater, landscape architecture, letters, and ambassadorial reports
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Kelly Digby Peebles is Associate Professor of French and Director of Language and International Health at Clemson University, USA. Gabriella Scarlatta is Professor of French and Italian and Associate Dean in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters at The University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA.
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This book considers the life and legacy of Renée de France (1510 75), the youngest daughter of King Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne, exploring her cultural, spiritual, and political influence and her evolving roles and actions as fille de France, Duchess of Ferrara, and Dowager Duchess at Montargis. Drawing on a variety of often overlooked sources poetry, theater, fine arts, landscape architecture, letters, and ambassadorial reports contributions highlight Renée s wide-ranging influence in sixteenth-century Europe, from the Italian Wars to the French Wars of Religion. These essays consider her cultural patronage and politico-religious advocacy, demonstrating that she expanded upon intellectual and moral values shared with her sister, Claude de France; her cousins, Marguerite de Navarre and Jeanne d Albret; and her godmother and mother, Anne de France and Anne de Bretagne, thereby solidifying her place in a long line of powerful French royal women.
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