Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Diane De Poitiers

French Noblewoman and Courtier at the courts of Kings Francis I and his son, Henry II of France who became notorious as the latter's favourite mistress

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