Margot De Valois

Margot's life was overshadowed by the wars of religion in France. Her marriage to Henri de Bourbon was not happy; the couple were not compatible and Henri was repeatedly unfaithful. She lived apart from him for much of their married life, and occupied herself with holding court among intellectuals. She was also involved in gathering information and intriguing, in politics. She took lovers - but its not clear how many there were. She seems to have been infertile, and did not produce any children by her husband or any lover. Eventually, Henri became king after the deaths of Catherine's sons, Charles and Henry III. He became a Catholic. He sought an annulment of the marriage so that he could marry a fertile wife. Margot cooperated and they were set free of their difficult marriage. Margot got on well with Marie de Medici, his new queen. She often came to court and was friendly with Henri... and grew to love his children by his second marriage. She became more devout and helped the poor and died at the age of 61. She was famous for writing her autobiography......