New Book - Golden Age Ladies: Women Who shaped the Courts of Henry VIII and Francis I by Sylvia Barbara Soberton (Pages 1 - 32)

 

First Published: April 30, 2016

The first woman whose life is described in the book is Louise de Savoy, mother of Francis I. Louise of Savoy (11 September 1476 – 22 September 1531) was a French noble and regent, Duchess suo jure of Auvergne and Bourbon, Duchess of Nemours and the mother of King Francis I and Marguerite of Navarre.