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Louis de Brézé, French husband of Diane de Poitiers

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Louis de Brézé

French noble (d. 1531)

Louis de Brézé, Seigneur d'Anet and Count of Maulévrier, was a French nobleman, the grandson of King Charles VII of France by his natural daughter with his mistress Agnès Sorel.
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Diane de Poitiers

French noblewoman and courtier (1500–1566)

Diane de Poitiers was a French noblewoman and courtier who wielded much power and influence as King Henry II's royal mistress and adviser until his death. Her position increased her wealth and family's status. She was a major patron of French Renaissance architecture.
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