Father Henry II of France House House of Valois Role 1556 | Name Joan France Mother Catherine de' Medici | |
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Born 24 June 1556
Fontainebleau, France ( 1556-06-24 ) Died June 24, 1556, Fontainebleau, France Parents Catherine de' Medici, Henry II of France Cousins Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy Grandparents Francis I of France, Claude of France, Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne Similar People Catherine de' Medici, Henry II of France, Louis of Valois, Claude of France, Francis - Duke of Anjou | ||
Joan of France (born and died 24 June 1556) was the twin sister of Victoria of France and the last child born to King Henry II of France and his wife, Catherine de' Medici.
Catherine's confinement for this birth came on 24 June 1556. Joan did not survive and lay dead in her mother's womb for several hours. Eventually, her arm had to be broken to extricate her. Her sister Victoria survived but died a month later.
Because the twins' birth nearly cost their mother her life, the king's physician advised the king that there should be no more children; therefore, the king stopped visiting his wife's bedroom and spent all his time with his longtime mistress, Diane de Poitiers.
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