Diane de Poitiers

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French noblewoman historical figure royal mistress

Diane de Poitiers was a powerful French noblewoman and influential royal mistress who dominated the court of King Henry II of France and played a major role in 16th-century French politics and culture.

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Label Occurrences
Diane de Poitiers canonical 6

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French noblewoman ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
royal mistress ⓘ
activeInCentury 16th century ⓘ
associatedWith French Wars of Religion ⓘ
surface form: French Wars of Religion (prelude period)

House of Valois ⓘ
birthDate 1499-09-03 ⓘ
birthPlace Saint-Vallier, Saône-et-Loire ⓘ
surface form: Saint-Vallier, Drôme, France
burialPlace Château d'Anet ⓘ
surface form: Château d’Anet
child Françoise de Brézé ⓘ
Louise de Brézé ⓘ
conflictWith Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
court French royal court ⓘ
deathDate 1566-04-25 ⓘ
deathPlace Anet, Eure-et-Loir, France ⓘ
era Renaissance ⓘ
familyName Poitiers ⓘ
surface form: de Poitiers
father Jean de Poitiers, Seigneur de Saint-Vallier ⓘ
fullName Diane de Poitiers self-link ⓘ
givenName Diane ⓘ
influenced French court culture in the 16th century ⓘ
French politics in the reign of Henry II ⓘ
knownFor extravagant building projects ⓘ
legendary beauty and elegance ⓘ
political influence over Henry II of France ⓘ
language French ⓘ
lostPropertyAfter death of Henry II of France ⓘ
marriageEnd 1531 ⓘ
marriageStart 1515 ⓘ
mother Jeanne de Batarnay ⓘ
nobleTitle Countess of Saint-Vallier ⓘ
Duchess of Valentinois ⓘ
Duchess of Étampes ⓘ
notableFor being the chief mistress of King Henry II of France ⓘ
patronOf architecture ⓘ
arts ⓘ
literature ⓘ
portraitBy François Clouet ⓘ
Jean Clouet ⓘ
positionHeld Dame d’honneur to Queen Claude of France ⓘ
Governess to the royal children of France ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Château de Chenonceau ⓘ
Château d'Anet ⓘ
surface form: Château d’Anet
royalMistressOf Henry II of France ⓘ
spouse Louis de Brézé ⓘ
spouseOf Louis de Brézé ⓘ
successorAsRoyalFavorite Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
symbol crescent moon emblem ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry II of France → partner → Diane de Poitiers ⓘ
The Two Dianas → hasCharacter → Diane de Poitiers ⓘ
Château de Chenonceau → notableOwner → Diane de Poitiers ⓘ
Château de Chenonceau → associatedWith → Diane de Poitiers ⓘ
Diane de Poitiers → fullName → Diane de Poitiers self-link ⓘ
Henry, Duke of Orléans → mistress → Diane de Poitiers ⓘ