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Queen Margot (play)
Queen Margot or La Reine Margot may refer to: * Margaret of Valois (1553–1615), queen consort of Navarre and later also of France * ''La Reine Margot'' (novel), 1845 French novel by Alexandre Dumas about Margaret of Valois * ''La Reine Margot'' (1954 film), French film based on Alexandre Dumas' novel * ''La Reine Margot'' (1994 film), French film also based on Alexandre Dumas' novel * ''Queen Margot'' (comics), Franco-Belgian graphic novel series about Margaret of Valois * * {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Of Valois
Margaret of Valois (french: Marguerite, 14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615), popularly known as La Reine Margot, was a French princess of the Valois dynasty who became Queen of Navarre by marriage to Henry III of Navarre and then also Queen of France at her husband's 1589 accession to the latter throne as Henry IV. Margaret was the daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici and the sister of Kings Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. Her union with the King of Navarre, which had been intended to contribute to the reconciliation of Roman Catholics and the Huguenots in France, was tarnished six days after the marriage ceremony by the St Bartholomew's Day massacre and the resumption of the French Wars of Religion. In the conflict between Henry III of France and the Malcontents, she took the side of Francis, Duke of Anjou, her younger brother, which caused Henry to have a deep aversion towards her. As Queen of Navarre, Margaret also played a pacifying role in the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Reine Margot (novel)
''La Reine Margot'' (English: ''Queen Margot'' is a historical novel written in 1845 by Alexandre Dumas, père. Although it is based on real characters and events, certain aspects of ''La Reine Margot'' may be inconsistent with the historical record; historians have attributed that to artistic licence and the fact that Dumas might have been influenced by propaganda against certain historical figures, notably Catherine. Written in French, it was almost immediately translated into English, first anonymously and soon afterward publicly by David Bogue as ''Marguerite de Valois: An Historical Romance''.Coward, D. (1997). Note on the Text. In A. Dumas, ''La Reine Margot'' (p. xxv). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Plot The story begins in Paris in August 1572, during the reign of the Valois King Charles IX, it is the French Wars of Religion. The protagonist is Marguerite de Valois, better known as Margot, the daughter of the deceased Henry II. The antagonist is the scheming Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Reine Margot (1954 Film)
''La Reine Margot'' (French: ''Queen Margot'') is a 1954 French-Italian adventure historical drama film directed by Jean Dréville, scripted by Abel Gance from the 1845 novel '' La Reine Margot'' by Alexandre Dumas.Klossner p.317 It stars Jeanne Moreau, Armando Francioli and Françoise Rosay. The film is also known under the alternative title ''A Woman of Evil''. It was made as a co-production between the French and Italian branches of Lux Film. It was made at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Maurice Colasson. It was shot in Eastmancolor. Cast * Jeanne Moreau as Margaret of Valois * Armando Francioli as Joseph Boniface de La Môle * Henri Génès as Hannibal de Coconas * Robert Porte as Charles IX * André Versini as Henri de Navarre * Françoise Rosay as Catherine de' Medici * Vittorio Sanipoli as Maurevel * Fiorella Mari as Henriette de Nevers * Patrizia Lari as Charlotte de Sauve * Daniel Ceccaldi as Henri d'Anj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Reine Margot (1994 Film)
''La Reine Margot'' is a 1994 historical romantic drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Danièle Thompson, based on the 1845 historical novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas. The film stars Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez and Virna Lisi. An abridged version of the film was released as ''Queen Margot'' in North America, and in the United Kingdom under its original French title. It won the Jury Prize and Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as five César Awards. A restored version was shown as part of the Cannes Classics section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Plot During the late 16th century, Catholics and Protestant Huguenots are fighting over political control of France, which is ruled by the neurotic, hypochondriac King Charles IX, and his mother, Catherine de' Medici, a scheming power player. Catherine decides to make an overture of goodwill by offering up her daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
