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Claude of France

She inherited the rights to Brittany and became queen consort through her marriage to Francis I. The transmission of her inheritance contributed to the duchy’s union with the French crown.

1499 – 1524Duchess / ConsortValois-Orléans · ES
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Portrait of Claude of France
Later portraitPortrait of Claude of FranceAnonymous · 1550–1600Public domain · PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1499 Documented

Death: 1524 Documented

Role: Duchess / Consort

Dynasty: Valois-Orléans · ES

Territories: France (ES) · Brittany (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Duchess · Brittany · Duchy Pending review1514–1524Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Louis XII of FrancePending reviewAnne of BrittanyPending review
Partners
Francis I of FrancePending review
Children
Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

6 recorded claims · 4 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Louis XII of France

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Anne of Brittany

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Francis I of France

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duchess · Brittany · 1514–1524

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Biographical and contextual references (2)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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