Jeanne III D'Albret - Murdered By Poisoned Gloves?

Jeanne d'Albret was born on 16 November 1528 in the château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and died on 9 June 1572 in Paris. She was Queen of Navarre from 1555 until her death under the name of Jeanne III. She was the only daughter of Henry II, King of Navarre, and Marguerite of Angoulême. Jeanne was related to François I of France, and she was raised under his authority at the French court. She married Antoine de Bourbon, the first prince of the blood and duke of Vendôme, and was the mother of King Henry IV of France. Jeanne d’Albret played an important role in the growth of Protestantism in France. At the beginning of the Wars of Religion, she separated from her husband, who had joined the Catholic camp, and established the Calvinist Reformation on her lands.