Anne, Countess of Auvergne
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Anne de La Tour d'Auvergne (1496 – 1524) was sovereign Countess of Auvergne from 1501 until 1524, and Duchess of Albany
by marriage to John Stewart, Duke of Albany. She was called in her marriage contract, 'Anne de Boulogne fille de Jehan Comte de Boulogne et Auvergne.'
and Jeanne of Bourbon. Her younger sister was Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
, who would marry Lorenzo II de' Medici and become the mother of Catherine de' Medici
. As the elder daughter, Anne was her father's heiress.
Her father's sister was Jeanne de la Tour d'Auvergne, d.1510, wife of Aymar de Poitiers. Aymar de Poitiers and Jeanne de la Tour d'Auvergne were the grandparents of Diane de Poitiers
, mistress of Henry II, King of France.
to the Kingdom of Scotland
and its sometime-regent
, who lived in France as a sort of exile.
) to her infant niece, Catherine de' Medici
(born 1519), daughter of her late younger sister Madeleine and Lorenzo II, Duke of Urbino
.
A manuscript detailing Anne's inheritance, with pictures of her castles in Auvergne, and her descent from the legendary Belle Moree survives in the Royal Library of the Hague
and a similar inventory was made for Catherine. Anne and the Duke of Albany were painted in a stained-glass window at Vic-le-Comte
.
Duke of Albany
Duke of Albany is a peerage title that has occasionally been bestowed on the younger sons in the Scottish, and later the British, royal family, particularly in the Houses of Stuart and Hanover....
by marriage to John Stewart, Duke of Albany. She was called in her marriage contract, 'Anne de Boulogne fille de Jehan Comte de Boulogne et Auvergne.'
Family
She was the eldest of two daughters born to Jean III of la Tour d'AuvergneJohn III, Count of Auvergne
John III of Auvergne , Count of Auvergne, was the son of Bertrand VI of Auvergne and Louise de La Tremoille , Dame de Boussac, the daughter of Georges de la Trémoille...
and Jeanne of Bourbon. Her younger sister was Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne
Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne was a younger daughter of Jean III de La Tour , Count of Auvergne and Lauraguais, and Jeanne de Bourbon-Vendôme . She was a penultimate representative of the senior branch of the house de La Tour d'Auvergne...
, who would marry Lorenzo II de' Medici and become the mother of Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen consort of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II of France....
. As the elder daughter, Anne was her father's heiress.
Her father's sister was Jeanne de la Tour d'Auvergne, d.1510, wife of Aymar de Poitiers. Aymar de Poitiers and Jeanne de la Tour d'Auvergne were the grandparents of Diane de Poitiers
Diane de Poitiers
Diane de Poitiers was a French noblewoman and a prominent courtier at the courts of kings Francis I and his son, Henry II of France. She became notorious as the latter's favourite mistress...
, mistress of Henry II, King of France.
Marriage
On 13 July 1505, she married her first cousin John Stewart, Duke of Albany, the intermittent heir presumptiveHeir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
to the Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland was a Sovereign state in North-West Europe that existed from 843 until 1707. It occupied the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shared a land border to the south with the Kingdom of England...
and its sometime-regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
, who lived in France as a sort of exile.
Death and inheritance
Anne died in 1524 at her castle of Saint-Saturnin, leaving her inheritance (the feudal county of AuvergneAuvergne (province)
Auvergne was a historic province in south central France. It was originally the feudal domain of the Counts of Auvergne. It is now the geographical and cultural area that corresponds to the former province....
) to her infant niece, Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen consort of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II of France....
(born 1519), daughter of her late younger sister Madeleine and Lorenzo II, Duke of Urbino
Lorenzo II, Duke of Urbino
Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici was the ruler of Florence from 1513 to his death from the plague in 1519. He was also Duke of Urbino from 1516 to 1519....
.
A manuscript detailing Anne's inheritance, with pictures of her castles in Auvergne, and her descent from the legendary Belle Moree survives in the Royal Library of the Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
and a similar inventory was made for Catherine. Anne and the Duke of Albany were painted in a stained-glass window at Vic-le-Comte
Vic-le-Comte
Vic-le-Comte is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
.