Margaret of Foix-Candale
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Margaret of Foix-Candale , marchioness of Saluzzo
, regent of Marquisate of Saluzzo (1504–1526), aunt of Anna of Foix-Candale
, Queen of Hungary
.
. In 1492 she married to Louis II
Margrave of Saluzzo. Marchioness Margaret accompanied her niece, queen Anna of Foix-Candale
in 1502 from Saluzzo
to Venice
in the wedding tour from France
to Hungary
, when Queen Anne visited her paternal relatives in Saluzzo
. While being in her second pregnancy, Queen Anne asked her aunt, Margaret to come to Buda
in 1506. The Marchiones at that time after her husband's death, acted as a regent of Marquisate of Saluzzo in the name of her first-born son, Michele Antonio
. She gave birth to four sons who all inherited the marquisate in the order of primogeniture
.
Saluzzo
Saluzzo is a town and former principality in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont region, Italy.The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain. Iron, lead, silver, marble, slate etc...
, regent of Marquisate of Saluzzo (1504–1526), aunt of Anna of Foix-Candale
Anna of Foix-Candale
Anna of Foix-Candale was a Queen consort of Hungary as the third consort of King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary.-Life:Anne was the daughter of Gaston of Foix, Count of Candale, and Infanta Catherine of Navarre...
, Queen of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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Life
She was the youngest daughter of John de Foix, 1st Earl of Kendal and Margaret de la PoleMargaret de la Pole
Margaret de la Pole , Countess of Kendal . Paternal grandmother of Anne of Foix-Candale, queen of Hungary and Bohemia.-Life:...
. In 1492 she married to Louis II
Ludovico II of Saluzzo
Ludovico II del Vasto was marquess of Saluzzo from 1475 until his death. Before his accession ar marquis he held the title of Count of Carmagnola....
Margrave of Saluzzo. Marchioness Margaret accompanied her niece, queen Anna of Foix-Candale
Anna of Foix-Candale
Anna of Foix-Candale was a Queen consort of Hungary as the third consort of King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary.-Life:Anne was the daughter of Gaston of Foix, Count of Candale, and Infanta Catherine of Navarre...
in 1502 from Saluzzo
Saluzzo
Saluzzo is a town and former principality in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont region, Italy.The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain. Iron, lead, silver, marble, slate etc...
to Venice
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
in the wedding tour from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, when Queen Anne visited her paternal relatives in Saluzzo
Saluzzo
Saluzzo is a town and former principality in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont region, Italy.The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain. Iron, lead, silver, marble, slate etc...
. While being in her second pregnancy, Queen Anne asked her aunt, Margaret to come to Buda
Buda
For detailed information see: History of Buda CastleBuda is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the west bank of the Danube. The name Buda takes its name from the name of Bleda the Hun ruler, whose name is also Buda in Hungarian.Buda comprises about one-third of Budapest's...
in 1506. The Marchiones at that time after her husband's death, acted as a regent of Marquisate of Saluzzo in the name of her first-born son, Michele Antonio
Michele Antonio of Saluzzo
thumb|250px|[[Cornuto]] of Michele Antonio of Saluzzo, from the mint of [[Carmagnola]].Michele Antonio del Vasto was the marquess of Saluzzo from 1504 until his death....
. She gave birth to four sons who all inherited the marquisate in the order of primogeniture
Primogeniture
Primogeniture is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings . Historically, the term implied male primogeniture, to the exclusion of females...
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Children
- Michele Antonio (1504-1528)
- Gian Ludovico (1528-1529, d.1563), deposed
- Francesco Ludovico I (1529-1537)
- Gian Gabriele (1537-1548)