Victoria of France

French princess
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFrench princess
A.K.A.Victoire de France
A.K.A.Victoire de France
PlacesFrance
wasPrincess Noble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth24 June 1556, Fontainebleau
Death17 August 1556Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Family
Mother:Catherine of Medici
Father:Henry II of France
Siblings:Diane de France
The details

Biography

Victoria of France (24 June 1556 – 17 August 1556) and her twin sister Joan were the last children born to King Henry II of France and his wife, Catherine de' Medici.
Their mother's confinement came on June 24, 1556. Although Joan died in the womb, Princess Victoria survived the birth—only to die a little more than a month later.
Because their birth very nearly cost their mother her life, the king's physician advised the king that there should be no more children; therefore, Henry II stopped visiting his wife's bedroom and spent all his time with his longtime mistress, Diane de Poitiers.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Victoria of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John, Count of Angoulême
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charles, Count of Angoulême
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marguerite de Rohan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Francis I of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Philip II, Duke of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louise of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Margaret of Bourbon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Henry II of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charles I de Valois, Duke of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louis XII of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marie of Cleves
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Claude of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Francis II, Duke of Brittany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anne, Duchess of Brittany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Margaret of Foix
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Victoria of Valois
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lorenzo de' Medici
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clarissa Orsini
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Roberto Orsini, Count of Tagliacozzo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alfonsina Orsini
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Caterina Sanseverino
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Catherine de Medici
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bertrand VI of Auvergne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John III, Count of Auvergne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louise de la Tremoille
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jeanne de Bourbon-Vendôme
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Isabelle de Beauveau
 
 
 
 
 
 

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