Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara 1510-1574

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence 1180-1242

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

Before 11th October 1492 Charles VIII King France [aged 22] and [her mother] Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France [aged 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 8th January 1499 [her father] Louis XII King France [aged 36] and [her mother] Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France [aged 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 [her sister] Claude married [her future brother-in-law] King Francis I of France [aged 4] by which Brittany was later merged with the Crown of France when he became King. He the son of [her grandfather] Charles Valois Duke Orléans and [her grandmother] Mary de la Marck Duchess Orléans. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 25th October 1510 Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara was born to Louis XII King France [aged 48] and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France [aged 33]. Coefficient of inbreeding 5.00%.

11th January 1513. Ferdinand King of Aragon [aged 60] to Pedro De UREA, his Ambassador at the Imperial Court.

Shows that the treaty which the Cardinal of Gurk [aged 45] has, with the consent of Urea and Vich, concluded at Rome, by excluding the Venetians, undoes all that has been done against France. Henceforth they must make no binding declaration without consulting Ferdinand. Had the English followed his plan they would now be masters of Guienne; and, like them, the Emperor has now hindered the accomplishment of his own wishes and made France stronger. Takes this as a command from God for Christian princes to unite in reforming the Church, and has therefore devised the measures explained in instructions sent by Beltrian. Gurk is to be shown the instructions, but not this letter. If the [her father] King of France [aged 50] offers Madame Renée [aged 2] as security, or offers to put fortresses in trust of third persons, Urea shall point out to the Emperor how little these offers are to be trusted. The marriage of Prince Charles [aged 12] with the King of England's [aged 21] [her step-mother] sister [aged 16] must not be broken off; or France will gain the King of England, to the detriment of Spain and the House of Burgundy. Another essential condition is that all acts of the schismatical Council be annulled. Is glad to hear of the meeting between the Emperor and the King of England, whose alliance is both the guarantee that France will keep peace if concluded and the most valuable support in case of war.

On 9th January 1514 [her mother] Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France [aged 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 of the Franks. [her sister] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France [aged 14] succeeded I Duchess Brittany.

On 18th May 1514 [her brother-in-law] King Francis I of France [aged 19] and [her sister] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France [aged 14] were married. He by marriage Duke Brittany. She the daughter of [her father] Louis XII King France [aged 51] and [her mother] Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France [aged 37]. He the son of Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême and Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême [aged 37]. They were second cousins.

On 9th October 1514 [her father] Louis XII King France [aged 52] and [her step-mother] Mary Tudor Queen Consort France [aged 18] were married at Abbeville [Map], Somme. She by marriage Queen Consort France. Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset [aged 37], Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West [aged 57], Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham [aged 44] and his son George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham [aged 17], Bishop Thomas Ruthall [aged 42] and Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset [aged 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 de la Marck Duchess Orléans. They were second cousin twice removed.

On 1st January 1515 [her father] Louis XII King France [aged 52] died. His first cousin once removed [her brother-in-law] Francis [aged 20] succeeded I King France: Capet Valois Angoulême. [her sister] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France [aged 15] by marriage Queen Consort of France. Brittany merged with the Crown of France.

In May 1515 Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 31] and [her step-mother] Mary Tudor Queen Consort France [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Duchess Suffolk. She had married [her father] Louis XII King France in Oct 1514; he had died on 01 Jan 1515. Around this time he surrendered the title Viscount Lisle which he had been created in anticipation of this marriage to Elizabeth Grey Countess Devon [aged 10] which never took place. She the daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were fifth cousins.

On 20th July 1524 [her sister] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France [aged 24] died.

In April 1528 Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara [aged 19] and Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Louis XII King France and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France [aged 51]. He the son of Alfonso Este I Duke Ferrara, Modena and Reggio [aged 51] and Lucrezia Borgia.

Around 1530. Corneille de Lyon. Portrait of Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara [aged 19].

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On 16th November 1531 [her daughter] Anna d'Este was born to [her husband] Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara [aged 23] and Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara [aged 21]. She married (1) 29th April 1548 her third cousin once removed Francis II Duke Guise, son of Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise and Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise, and had issue (2) 29th April 1566 her half third cousin once removed Jacques of Savoy 2nd Duke of Nemours and had issue.

On 25th November 1533 [her son] Alfonso Este II Duke Ferrara was born to [her husband] Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara [aged 25] and Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara [aged 23]. He married his third cousin Barbara Habsburg Spain Duchess Ferrara, daughter of Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor and Anne Jagiellon.

On 31st October 1534 [her father-in-law] Alfonso Este I Duke Ferrara, Modena and Reggio [aged 58] died. His son [her husband] Ercole [aged 26] succeeded II Duke Ferrara. Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara [aged 24] by marriage Duchess Ferrara.

On 29th April 1548 [her son-in-law] Francis II Duke Guise [aged 29] and Anna d'Este [aged 16] were married in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. They had seven children. She the daughter of Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara [aged 40] and Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara [aged 37]. He the son of Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise [aged 51] and Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise [aged 55]. They were third cousin once removed.

On 3rd October 1559 [her husband] Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara [aged 51] died. His son Alfonso [aged 25] succeeded II Duke Ferrara.

On 29th April 1566 [her son-in-law] Jacques of Savoy 2nd Duke of Nemours [aged 34] and Anna d'Este [aged 34] were married. She the daughter of Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara and Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara [aged 55]. They were half third cousin once removed.

On 12th June 1574 Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara [aged 63] died.

Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara 1510-1574 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara 1510-1574

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

Kings Godwinson: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England

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

Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Kings France: Daughter of Louis XII King France

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

Kings Spain: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Royal Descendants of Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara 1510-1574
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [1]

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [1]

Ancestors of Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara 1510-1574

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France Granddaughter of King Louis IX of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Charles V of France son of King John "The Good" II of France

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

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Harold II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Valois I Duke Orléans son of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon I Duke Bourbon Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hainaut Duchess Bourbon 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois son of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

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

Grandfather: Charles Valois Duke Orléans Grandson of King Charles V of France

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 17 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy 15 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bianca Savoy 16 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France Granddaughter of King Louis IX of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabelle Valois daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

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

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Harold II of England

father: Louis XII King France Great Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Adolph II Count de la Marck

Great x 2 Grandfather: Adolph de la Marck 6 x Great Grandson of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves 5 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Stephen I England

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

Great x 1 Grandfather: Adolph de la Marck I Duke Cleves 7 x Great Grandson of King Stephen I England

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

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

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

Grandmother: Mary de la Marck Duchess Orléans 2 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy son of King John "The Good" II of France

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis of Male III Count Nevers II Count Flanders Grandson of Philip V King France I King Navarre

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy Great Granddaughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre

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

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Valois Duchess Cleves Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria 2 x Great Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria

Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara daughter of Louis XII King France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur II Duke Brittany Grandson of King Henry III of England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande of Dreux Queen of Scotland 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

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

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna of Flanders Duchess Brittany 7 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Rethel Countess Nevers and Rethel 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Montfort Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Noble" III King Navarre Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles "Bad" II King Navarre Grandson of Louis X King France I Navarre

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Capet II Queen Navarre daughter of Louis X King France I Navarre

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

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

Grandfather: Francis Montfort II Duke Brittany Great Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles V of France son of King John "The Good" II of France

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Valois I Duke Orléans son of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon Granddaughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Valois Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Galeazzo II Visconti

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan 17 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bianca Savoy 16 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandmother: Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Valois daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

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

mother: Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

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 Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: John I King Castile 3 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I King Aragon 4 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: John II King Aragon -2 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho Alfonso Ivrea 5 x Great Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon 6 x Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

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

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Bad" II King Navarre Grandson of Louis X King France I Navarre

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles III King Navarre Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 5 x Great Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Manuel Queen of Castile 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis IX of France