This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:16th-century French people. It includes French people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.

Beginning with Anne de Beaujeu, the queen’s courts expanded rapidly. The high-born women who filled them played influential roles. they even began to occupy important roles in the royal …

May 16, 2025 · An overview of French women in history and the evolution of the French feminist movement. It includes English and French-language resources, primary sources and covers …

Jul 18, 2019 · Charlotte Guillard, the printer of De Consensu Evangelistarum, was one of an estimated fifty-four women in the book trade in 16 th-century Paris. She worked from 1502, …

In France, the end of the fifteenth century and beginning of the sixteenth century witnessed the emergence of female regency, which became progressively established as an institution and …

The list 16th-century French women includes Catherine de' Medici, Diane de Poitiers, Mary of Guise, Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Charlotte de Sauve. The list consists of 69 members …

Dec 28, 2023 · Who are the great women of France? There are so many, it is hard to list them all! But let’s start with 15 who have played important roles in the history of la belle France.

Nov 5, 2013 · This article, which focuses on three examples of sociability among ordinary urban women in the south of France in the late sixteenth century, attempts to use approaches …

By certain historians’ accounts, Catherine was now the most powerful woman in 16th-century Europe. Luck would not be on her side, however. With Catherine in charge, France was in full …

The important women of 16th-century France each deserve individual recognition. Susan Abernathy has written about several in The Freelance History Writer blog. Antoinette de …