Madeleine of Savoy (1510–1586) was a French court official, ''

Première dame d'honneur ''Première dame d'honneur'' (, ), or simply ''dame d'honneur'' (), was an office at the royal court of France. It existed in nearly all French courts from the 16th-century onward. Though the tasks of the post shifted, the dame d'honneur was norm ...

'' to the queen of France, Elisabeth of Austria, from 1570 until 1574.

Life

Madeleine was the daughter of René of Savoy and Anne Lascaris. She married constable

Anne de Montmorency Anne de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency ( – 12 November 1567) was a French noble, governor, royal favourite and Constable of France during the mid to late Italian Wars and early French Wars of Religion. He served under five French kings (Loui ...

, a leading soldier and politician, in 1526. After she was widowed in 1567, Madeleine served as ''

'' to the queen of France, Elisabeth of Austria, from 1570 until 1574. Madeleine of Savoy was described as an austere and strict Catholic with a deep dislike of the

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, but not personally involved in politics, though she was a gathering force for her politically active relations and siblings.

Issue

Madeleine and Anne had: *

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(1530–1579), succeeded his father as duke of Montmorency. *

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(1534–1614), succeeded his elder brother as duke of Montmorency. *

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(1537–1612),

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*Gabriel *

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(died 1594) *Eléonore (died 1557) married François de La Tour d'Auvergne, parents of

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*Jeanne (1528–1596), married

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. *Catherine (1532–1624) married Gilbert de Lévis,

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and had issue; great great grandparents of

Anne Geneviève de Lévis Anne Geneviève de Lévis (February 1673 – 20 March 1727) was a French noblewoman. She was Princess of Turenne by her first marriage and Duchess of Rohan-Rohan, Princess of Soubise by her second marriage. Anne Geneviève was the only child ...

; *Marie *Anne *Louise *Madeleine

References

Sources

* * * * Françoise Kermina, Les Montmorency, grandeur et déclin, Perrin, Paris, 2002. * Henri de Panisse-Passis, Les comtes de Tende de la maison de Savoie, Librairie Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1889, 386 p {{Authority control 1510 births 1586 deaths People from the Savoyard state 16th-century French people French ladies-in-waiting Court of Francis I of France Court of Charles IX of France