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Synopsis

Margaret, a member of the French house of Valois, holds a special place in the history of Navarre, as she married king Henry II of Navarre. At European level, Margaret had particular responsibility for relations between kingdoms, at the service of her brother Francis I. Not only did she devote herself to politics, she also had a special passion for literature and left a notable body of work in the 16th century, which today is a point of reference for the creative literature of the 20th and 21st centuries. Theatre was an art she fostered at her court and beyond, and she wrote plays in a range of styles. She was active in a very broad area of politics and letters, as well as being the mother of Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarre, and grandmother of Henry III of Navarre, who also became king of France.