Diane de Poitiers

Diane de Poitiers
Diane de Poitiers, Jean Clouet, 1525
Born(1500-01-09)9 January 1500[1]
Died25 April 1566(1566-04-25) (aged 66)
Burial placeChâteau d'Anet, Anet, Eure-et-Loir
TitleGrand Senechal of Normandy
Countess of Saint-Vallier
Duchess of Valentinois and Étampes
Spouse
(m. 1515; died 1531)
ChildrenFrançoise de Brézé, Princess of Sedan
Louise de Brézé, Duchess of Aumale
Parent(s)Jean de Poitiers, Seigneur de Saint Vallier
Jeanne de Batarnay

Diane de Poitiers (9 January 1500 – 25 April 1566) was a French noblewoman and prominent courtier. She 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.

  1. ^ Wellman 2013, p. 189.