Margaret of Navarre


noun

1492–1549, queen of Navarre 1544–49: patron of literature, author of stories, and poet.
Also called Mar·garet of An·gou·lême [ahng-goo-lem; French ahn-goo-lem] /ˌɑŋ gʊˈlɛm; French ɑ̃ guˈlɛm/.

British Dictionary definitions for margaret of navarre

Margaret of Navarre

noun

Also: Margaret of Angoulême 1492–1549, queen of Navarre (1544–49) by marriage to Henry II of Navarre; sister of Francis I of France. She was a poet, a patron of humanism, and author of the Heptaméron (1558)