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Biography of Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France 1499-1524

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Blanca de la Cerda y Lara 1317-1347

1514 Death of Anne Duchess of Brittany

1514 Marriage of Mary Tudor and Louis XII of France

1515 Louis XII King France succeeded by Francis I

1547 Death of King Francis I of France Accession of Henry II

In 1476 [her father] Louis XII King France (age 13) and [her step-mother] Joan Valois Queen Consort France (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of King Louis XI of France (age 52) and Queen Charlotte of Savoy (age 34). He the son of [her grandfather] Charles Valois Duke Orléans and [her grandmother] Mary La Marck Duchess Orléans. They were second cousin once removed.

Before 11 Oct 1492 Charles VIII King France (age 22) and [her mother] Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. He the son of King Louis XI of France and Queen Charlotte of Savoy. They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 08 Jan 1499 [her father] Louis XII King France (age 36) and [her mother] Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 21) were married at Nantes [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. Her second marriage to a King of France having been first married to Charles VIII King France. The French Crown was determined to acquire Brittany. Louis and Anne's daughter Claude married [her future husband] King Francis I of France (age 4) at which time Brittany was merged with the Crown of France. He the son of [her grandfather] Charles Valois Duke Orléans and [her grandmother] Mary La Marck Duchess Orléans. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 14 Oct 1499 Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France was born to Louis XII King France (age 37) and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 5.00%.

Death of Anne Duchess of Brittany

On 09 Jan 1514 [her mother] Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 36) died. She the last of the de Montfort family to hold the title (the Montfort family is a scion the Capet family; her father was descended from Louis VII King Franks. Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 14) succeeded I Duchess Brittany. Claude and [her future husband] King Francis I of France (age 19) married after which the Duchy of Brittany and the Crown of France were combined.

On 18 May 1514 King Francis I of France (age 19) and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Louis XII King France (age 51) and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 37). He the son of Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême and Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême (age 37). They were second cousins.

Marriage of Mary Tudor and Louis XII of France

On 09 Oct 1514 [her father] Louis XII King France (age 52) and [her step-mother] Mary Tudor Queen Consort France (age 18) were married at Abbeville [Map], Somme. She by marriage Queen Consort France. Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 37), Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West (age 57), Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham (age 44) and his son George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham (age 17), Bishop Thomas Ruthall (age 42) and Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset (age 27) attended. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. He the son of [her grandfather] Charles Valois Duke Orléans and [her grandmother] Mary La Marck Duchess Orléans. They were second cousin twice removed.

Louis XII King France succeeded by Francis I

On 01 Jan 1515 [her father] Louis XII King France (age 52) died. His first cousin once removed [her husband] King Francis I of France (age 20) succeeded I King France: Capet Valois Angoulême.

On 19 Aug 1515 [her daughter] Louise Valois was born to [her husband] King Francis I of France (age 20) and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 15). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.

On 23 Oct 1516 [her daughter] Charlotte Valois was born to [her husband] King Francis I of France (age 22) and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 17). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.

On 28 Feb 1518 [her son] Francis Valois was born to [her husband] King Francis I of France (age 23) and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 18). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.

On 31 Mar 1519 [her son] King Henry II of France was born to [her husband] King Francis I of France (age 24) and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 19). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.

On 10 Aug 1520 [her daughter] Madeleine Valois was born to [her husband] King Francis I of France (age 25) and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 20). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.

On 22 Jan 1522 [her son] Charles Valois was born to [her husband] King Francis I of France (age 27) and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.

On 05 Jun 1523 [her daughter] Margaret Valois Duchess Berry and Savoy was born to [her husband] King Francis I of France (age 28) and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.

On 20 Jul 1524 Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 24) died.

On 04 Jul 1530 [her former husband] King Francis I of France (age 35) and Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal (age 31) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 51). He the son of Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême and [her former mother-in-law] Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême (age 53). They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Death of King Francis I of France Accession of Henry II

On 31 Mar 1547 [her former husband] King Francis I of France (age 52) died. His son [her son] King Henry II of France (age 28) succeeded II King France: Capet Valois Angoulême.

Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France 1499-1524 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King John "The Good" II of France 1319-1364

Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 1315-1349

Royal Ancestors of Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France 1499-1524

Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Daughter of Louis XII King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France 1499-1524

King Henry II of France

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia

Charles Emmanuel III King Sardinia

Louis I King Spain

Louis XV King France

Ferdinand VI King Spain

Ancestors of Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France 1499-1524

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Charles V of France 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Valois I Duke Orléans 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hainault Duchess Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mahaut Chatillon Countess Valois Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandFather: Charles Valois Duke Orléans 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti

Great x 3 Grandfather: Galeazzo II Visconti

Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bianca Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabelle Valois 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia

Father: Louis XII King France 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Adolph La Marck II Count La Marck

Great x 2 Grandfather: Adolph La Marck 6 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cleves Countess Mark 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves 7 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Jülich V Duke Jülich 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerhard Jülich VI Count Berg and Ravensberg 5 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

GrandMother: Mary La Marck Duchess Orléans 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Valois Duchess Cleves 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Silesia

Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capet Duke Brittany Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Montfort IV Duke Brittany Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Montfort V Duke Brittany 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre I Count Nevers 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna Dampierre Duchess Brittany 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Rethel Countess Nevers and Rethel

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Montfort 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Noble" III King Navarre 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles "Bad" II King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Capet II Queen Navarre 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

GrandFather: Francis Montfort II Duke Brittany 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles V of France 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Valois I Duke Orléans 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Valois 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Galeazzo II Visconti

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bianca Savoy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Valois 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Mother: Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Grailly

Great x 3 Grandfather: Archambaud Grailly Count Foix

Great x 2 Grandfather: John I Count Foix

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Countess Foix

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gaston IV Count Foix

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Albret

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret Countess Foix

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie d Louis and Isabel Craon Sully

GrandMother: Marguerite Foix Duchess Brittany 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John II King Aragon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho Alfonso Ivrea 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Bad" II King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles III King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Manuel Queen of Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England