Anne of France

Anne of France
Duchess of Bourbon
Regent of France
Regency1483–1491
MonarchCharles VIII
Co-RegentPeter II, Duke of Bourbon
Born3 April 1461
Chateau of Genappe, Brabant
Died14 November 1522(1522-11-14) (aged 61)
Chateau of Chantelle, Bourbonnais, Allier, France
Burial
Priory of Souvigny
Spouse
(m. 1473; died 1503)
IssueCharles, Count of Clermont
Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon
Names
Anne de Beaujeu
HouseValois
FatherLouis XI of France
MotherCharlotte of Savoy

Anne of France (or Anne de Beaujeu; 3 April 1461 – 14 November 1522) was a French princess and regent, the eldest daughter of Louis XI by Charlotte of Savoy. Anne was the sister of Charles VIII, for whom she acted as regent during his minority from 1483 until 1491. During the regency she was one of the most powerful women of late fifteenth-century Europe, and was referred to as "Madame la Grande".[1] Between 1503 and 1521, she also acted as de facto regent of the Duchy of Bourbon during the reign of her daughter Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon.

  1. ^ Thompson 2007, p. 42-43.