Marguerite of Navarre

Marguerite of Navarre (April 11, 1492 - December 21, 1549), also known as Marguerite of Angouleme and Margaret of Navarre, was the queen consort of King Henry II of Navarre. As patron of humanists and reformers, and as an author in her own right, she was an outstanding figure of the French Renaissance. Samuel Putnam called her "The First Modern Woman".

References

• Durant, Will, The Story of Civilization, v. VI, The Reformation, p. 501, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1953.
• Jourda, Pierre, Une princesse de Renaissance, Marguerite d'Amgulême, reine de Navarre, 1492-1549, Genève, Slatkine Reprints, 1973.
• Michelet, Jules, Histoire de France, n.d., 5 v.
• Putnam, Samuel, Marguerite of Navarre, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.