Frances de Châtillon (died 1481) was Countess of Périgord, Viscountess of Limoges, and Dame of

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and

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. She was the eldest daughter of

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and Isabelle de La Tour d'Auvergne. In 1470, she married Alain the Great, Count of Graves and Viscount of Tartas, son of

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and Catherine of Rohan. Through her father, Frances had a claim on the throne of Brittany through the Penthièvre line. She is also said to be the mistress of Pope Clement V, while he stayed at Avignon.Tuchman, Barbara W., A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century. Frances had seven surviving children with Alain, including: *

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, king ''

iure uxoris ''Jure uxoris'' (a Latin phrase meaning "by right of (his) wife"), citing . describes a title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office or title ''suo jure'' ("in her own right"). Similarly, the husband of an heiress could becom ...

'' of Navarre until 1516, who married in 1484 Catherine, Queen of Navarre. * Gabriel, lord of Avesnes-sur-Helpe * Charlotte of Albret, Dame of Châlus, who married in 1500 Cesare Borgia *

Amanieu d'Albret Amanieu d'Albret (1478 – 1520) (called the Cardinal d'Albret) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography Amanieu d'Albret was born in the Kingdom of France ca. 1478, the son of Alain I of Albret Alain I of Albret (1440–1522), called ...

(d. 1520), bishop of Pamiers, Comminges, and Lescar, and later a cardinal * Pierre, Count of Périgord * Louise, Viscountess of Limoges (d. 1531), who married in 1495

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* Isabelle, who married Gaston II,

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* * Périgord, Frances, Countess of House of Châtillon Counts of Périgord Year of birth missing 15th-century women rulers {{France-noble-stub