| Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency | |
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| Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency | |
| Spouse(s) | Henry de Bourbon |
| Noble family | House of Montmorency |
| Father | Henri I de Montmorency |
| Mother | Louise de Budos |
| Born | 11 May 1594 Pézenas |
| Died | 2 December 1650 (aged 56) Châtillon-sur-Loire |
Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency (May 11, 1594 – December 2, 1650) was an heiress of one of France's leading ducal families, and Princess of Condé by her marriage to Henry de Bourbon. She almost became a mistress of Henry IV of France, but her husband escaped with her after the wedding.
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She was the daughter of Henry de Montmorency and his second wife, Louise de Budos.[1] In 1609, fifteen-year-old Charlotte-Marguerite wed the Prince of Condé.
Along with many other French nobles, her husband bitterly opposed the rule of Marshal d'Ancre, who abandoned the policy of the late King Henry IV. In September 1616, Henry II, Prince of Condé and Charlotte Marguerite were arrested and imprisoned at Vincennes, where their daughter Anne Genevieve was conceived and born three years later, in 1619.
In 1632, Charlotte-Marguerite's only brother, Henri, Duke of Montmorency was executed for intriguing against Cardinal Richelieu. The title passed to her. She was buried at the Carmel du faubourg Saint-Jacques, a Carmelite convent in Paris.
Her children with Prince Henry II were:
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Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency
Born: 11May 1594 Died: 2 December 1650 |
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Duchess of Montmorency | Succeeded by Louis |
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