Claude of France facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Claude |
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Queen Claude (École française, 16th century)
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| Duchess of Brittany | |
| Reign | 9 January 1514 – 20 July 1524 |
| Predecessor | Anne |
| Successor | Francis III |
| Queen consort of France | |
| Tenure | 1 January 1515 – 20 July 1524 |
| Coronation | 10 May 1517 |
| Born | 13 October 1499 Romorantin-Lanthenay |
| Died | 20 July 1524 (aged 24) Château de Blois |
| Burial | Saint Denis Basilica |
| Spouse | Francis I of France |
| Issue among others... |
Francis III, Duke of Brittany Henry II of France Madeleine, Queen of Scots Charles, Duke of Orléans Margaret, Duchess of Savoy |
| House | Valois-Orléans |
| Father | Louis XII of France |
| Mother | Anne, Duchess of Brittany |
Claude of France (October 14, 1499 – July 20, 1524) was the daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany. Claude had no brothers, but was not allowed to be the Queen of France in her own right after her father died because of the Salic Law. Instead she became the Queen consort of France by marrying the next King of France, Francis I of France.
Henry II of France was Claude's son.
After she got married Claude spent the rest of her life having babies. She died when she was only 24.
Images for kids
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Claude surrounded by her daughters (Charlotte, Madeleine and Marguerite), her sister Renée (or her deceased older daughter Louise) and her husband's second wife Eleanor of Austria, in the Livre d'heures de Catherine de Medicis, 1550. Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Le Sacre de Claude de France (Description of the coronation of Claude of France at St. Denis in 1517), tapestry illuminated by Jean Coene IV, c. 1517
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Tomb of Francis I and Claude of France at St. Denis Basilica
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