Diana de Poitiers

Diana de Poitiers (1490-1566) was the mistress of Henry II of France, for whom he built the magnificent Château d'Anet, in Eure-et-Loir. She had a great influence over him, and the cruel persecutions of the Huguenots in his reign were due to her instigation.

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Diana of France, Diane Arbus, Dianne Feinstein, Diaphoretics, Diarbekir