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Also Known As Renata di Francia, Duchessa di Ferrara • Renée de France
Born October 25, 1510 • Blois • France
Died June 12, 1574 (aged 63) • France

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Renée of France, portrait after a painting by F. Clouet; in the Bibliothèque du Protestantisme, Paris
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