edwardslovelyelizabeth:On this day in history, 27 October 1401, birth of Katherine of Valois in the
edwardslovelyelizabeth:On this day in history, 27 October 1401, birth of Katherine of Valois in the Royal palace Hotel Saint-Pol in Paris, France. Out of twelve children, six boys and six girls, Katherine was the youngest daughter of King Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria. Katherine would marry King Henry V with whom she had one son, the future Henry VI, who succeeded his father at the age of just 10 months. After being a widow for several years Katherine secretly re-married the Welshman Owen Tudor. With Owen, Katherine likely had four children, most notable Edmund and Jasper Tudor. She was grandmother to King Henry VII and great-grandmother to Henry VIII.Pictured: Catherine of Valois from “The Heroines of Shakespeare: Comprising the Principal Female Characters in Plays of the Great Poet”, c.1860; Melanie Thierry as princess Catherine of Valois in “The Hollow Crown” (2012) -- source link
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