Charlotte des Essarts

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A portrait of Charlotte des Essarts

Charlotte des Essarts (1580-1651), was a French noblewoman. She was the mistress to Henry IV of France in 1607-1609. She had two daughters with the king. She was a lady-in-waiting to the queen, Maria de Medici. She participated in many political plots at court.

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  • Hugh Noel Williams: Last loves of Henri of Navarre. Hutchinson, London [19xx], S. 184–187
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