Talk:Marguerite de Valois
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Removed the bit about Jeanne d'Albret and the shopping trip. I am pretty sure this is Dumas, because I just read several articles on Jeanne d'Albert, and only one, in Bautz's Kirchenlexikon mentioned that there was a rumor at the time that she'd been poisoned. apparently, Henry even ordered an autopsy, which revealed some kind of growth on one of her lungs -- this apparently strengthened the rumors. Still -- Jeanne isn't the subject of the article.
I'm a bit concerned about this article, as it's really more of a synopsis of the story in book and film, and really talks a lot about the events of the time, rather than Marguerite's place in them. Is there anybody more interested who'd like to give this more of a focus on the actual subject? JHK
A publication date for her Memoirs is given as 1628 in the Ext. link. --07:50, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] No evidence that Medici orchestrated the massacres!
There is no evidence that she orchestrated the massacres though there is some that she was involved in an assination attempt against Coligny which was conducted by royal troops and civilians heard and were alerted to. They took this as a sign of Royal support to rid the city of heretics and the Catholic civilians massacred the Huguenots. This information can be found in the French Wars of Religion by Mack Holt chapter 3.
