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Diana de Poitiers

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The mistress of Henry II. of France, for whom he built the magnificent Château d'Anet, in Eure-et-Loir; she had a great influence over him, and the cruel persecutions of the Huguenots in his reign were due to her instigation (1490-1566).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Diana de Poitiers'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​d/diana-de-poitiers.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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