10 French Queens

10 reines françaises

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List of 10 French queens that are famous in French popular culture, for a reason or another.

1. Sainte Geneviève …. 423-512 …. patron saint of Paris, she is said to have saved Paris from the Huns invasion
2. Berthe (dite aux grands pieds) …. 720-783 …. mother of Charlemagne
3. Blanche de Castille …. 1188-1252 …. Saint Louis’s mother
4. Marguerite de Provence …. 1219-1295 …. Saint Louis’s wife
5. Marguerite d’Anjou …. 1429-1482 …. had a tragic destiny between England and France
6. Anne de Bretagne …. 1477-1214 …. annexes Brittany to France
7. Marie Stuart …. 1542-1587 …. Queen of France and Scotland at the same time
8. Marie de Médicis …. 1573-1642 …. Henri IV’s wife
9. Anne d’Autriche …. 1601-1666 …. Louis XIV’s mother
10. Marie-Antoinette …. 1755-1793 …. executed during the French Revolution

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