Madeleine de Valois

Madeleine de Valois, (St. Germain-en-Laye, France August 10, 1520 – July 7, 1537 at Edinburgh, Scotland) was a princess of France and Queen consort of King James V of Scotland.

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St. Germain-en-Laye - France - August 10 - 1520 - July 7 - 1537 - Edinburgh, Scotland - James V of Scotland

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Princess Madeleine was the fifth child and third daughter of King François I of France and Claude de France, daughter of Louis XII of France. She was married to King James on January 1, 1537 at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.

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François I of France - Claude de France - Louis XII of France - January 1 - 1537 - Notre Dame Cathedral - Paris, France

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The young princess suffered from tuberculosis and lived for only a few months after her marriage, dying at the age of sixteen.

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Queen Madeleine was interred in Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh.

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