Françoise de Brézé

Françoise de Brézé (ca. 1518 – 14 October 1577), Suo jure Countess of Maulévrier, was a French noblewoman and courtier. She served as Première dame d'honneur to Queen Catherine de' Medici from 1547 until 1560 and was the regent of the Principality of Sedan from 1553 to 1559.

Françoise de Brézé
Première dame d'honneur
Suo jure Countess of Maulévrier
Reign23 July 1531-14 October 1577
PredecessorLouis de Brézé
SuccessorCharles Robert
Bornca. 1518
Spouse(s)Robert IV de La Marck
Issue9
FatherLouis de Brézé
MotherDiane de Poitiers
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