Claudine de la Tour-Turenne

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Claudine de La Tour-Turenne (1520–1591) was a lady-in-waiting of Marguerite de Valois (1553–1615), the spouse of the French king Henri IV (1553–1610). By birth, she was member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne.

Early life[]

She was born in 1520 as the eldest child of François II de la Tour, vicomte de Turenne (1497-1532) and his second wife Anne de La Tour de Boulogne, Dame de Montgascon (1492-1530).

Marriage[]

On October 31, 1535, Claudine married, at the age of 15, Justus II, seigneur of Tournon and count of Roussillon (1510–1557). They had a son and a daughter:

• Just Louis IV de Tournon, Count de Roussillon, Baron de Durteil (d. 1617), married Madeleine de La Rochefoucauld. They had two daughters:
  • Madeleine; married to Gaspard d'Alègre, Seigneur de Beauvoir; no issue
  • Francoise (b. 1621); married to Gaspard de Polignac, Vicomte de Polignac, Marquis de Chalencon (1579-1659). They were ancestors of Dukes of Polignac and House of Monaco.
• Claudine de Tournon-Roussillon (d. 1586), married Philibert de Rye, Count de Varax (d. 1597). They a son and a daughter:
  • Christophe de Rye de La Palud, Count de Varax (d. 1637); married Eleonore de Chabot (1570-1618); had issue
  • Alexandrine de Rye (1589-1666); married Count Leonhard II von Taxis (1594-1628). They were progenitors of the House of Thurn und Taxis.

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