Angélique d'Estrées (1570–1634) was the abbess of

Maubuisson Abbey Maubuisson Abbey ( or ) is a Cistercian nunnery at Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, in the Val-d'Oise department of France. It was founded in A.D. 1236 by Blanche of Castile, Queen of France, who may have been buried there in 1252. The site is now within t ...

. She was the fourth child of

Antoine d'Estrées Antoine d'Estrées (1529 – 11 May 1609) was Marquis of Coeuvres, vicomte of Soissons and of Bercy, Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1578 and Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel also in 1578. He was made gentleman of the chamber for Franci ...

and

Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière, Marquise of Coeuvres, vicomtess of Soissons and of Bercy (; 1542 – 9 June 1592) was the mistress of a favourite of the king, Du Guast. She married Antoine d'Estrées in 1558, and they were the parents of G ...

Biography

Born in 1570, Angélique was the fourth daughter of

and

. In 1580, before her transfer to

, she became a nun at Saint-Louis de Poissy. In 1597, Angélique became the 20th abbess of Maubuisson Abbey, at the age of 27. Before her arrival at the abbey, it was said that Angélique—similar to that of her mother's behaviour—had numerous affairs, and continued the affairs during her time as abbess. Her scandalous ways at the abbey resulting in her banishment and removal to a home for “delinquents”. Angélique died in 1634, at the age of 64, in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, France.

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