The Femme Fatale Diane de Poitiers
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- Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566) was a significant figure in French history, most remembered for her role as the chief mistress of King Henry II of France. Born into the aristocracy, she married Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, at 15, becoming a widow with two daughters by 32. She entered the French court and eventually caught the attention of the Dauphin, Henry. Despite being 20 years his senior, Diane and Henry began a lifelong liaison that would see her wield immense power in court. Not only a lover, Diane was Henry's most trusted advisor, effectively controlling him and, by extension, France. An intelligent and skilled woman, Diane maintained her power even as Henry married Catherine de Medici. After Henry died in 1559, she was exiled from court. Diane's influence over the French court marked one of history's most prominent examples of a royal mistress.
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She loved Henri, land, and money. She caused Catherine no end of trouble. Thank you once again, Jon.
Thank you Lisette 😊
She also encouraged Henri to sleep with Catherine resulting in children.
Big Diane fan here. Definetly ahead of OUR time, let alone hers
Thanks for watching 😊
I visited Anet, it has a lovely park. It was used as a filming location for the begining of Thunderball. It's very recognisable with the two deer adorning the entrance gate.
Chenonceaux is lovely, my favourite of the Loire Valley chateaux. The arches spanning the river is in fact a long gallery with black and white tiles, probably due to Diane's influence. I'm a bit surprised that Catherine de Medici did not rip it all up to erase Diane's signature. Chaumont was considered unlucky, hence Catherine's gifting of it to Diane. I think Diane refused, and just retired to Anet. Thanks for the video
Diane's château looks stunning, maybe I'll visit one day. Thanks Patricia 😊
The images are beautiful, your voice is easy on the ears, the information interesting, and length of video very nice. Well done!
Thank you so much 😊
Thank you Jon! I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates you❤
Just you and me Cheryl have a great week 😊
@@HistoryRoadshow thank you for your kind words! Wish I could see or hear them more but I don't have anyone in my life like you in my life or my recovery would go better and smoother!
I remember reading about Diane De Poitiers in a historical book by Jean Plaidy. She has fascinated me ever since. But this video really has taught me more about her than anything else I have seen or read. Very educational and enlightening video indeed. Thank you for this excellent work. 👏. By the way, Chateau de Anet, and Chenconeau(?sp) are my most favorite places, among others.
Thank you Cassandra much appreciated as always 😊
I was so lucky to have visited Château de Chenonceau several years ago. Thank for this wonderful documentary!!
Sameee
Enjoying your channel I am going through an illness at the moment and I feel better just learning about history keep it up 😊
Hope you're feeling much better soon Susannah, take care and thanks for watching 😊
Wonderful video. Thanks I’ve always felt so sorry for Catherine having her husband so wrapped up in Diane. She is one of the most fascinating women in history.
Thank you Jane you make a great point 😊
I enjoyed the story of the life of Diane De Poiters it's the first time I've heard about her interesting life less King Henri 11, I would like to hear more of the same in future podcasts
Love learning new stuff. Great episode. Keep them coming.
Thank you Mary Ann as always 😊
Diana was amazing but go Catherine, get her. Girl gotta do what a girl gotta do.
Thank you 😊
Fabulous stuff!...Thankyou Jon....History is so much more interesting when shown this way....My History teacher bored the stuffing out of me but not so when taught this way!🇦🇺...
Glad you enjoy the style of story telling thanks Catherine 😊
Brilliant as always
Glad you enjoyed it Karen, thanks 😊
I have so much to say about Diane! Great video, Jon, as usual !!
Thank you Elle always appreciate your views 😊
Love your narrative voice, music and artistic effects
Thank you 😊
That was great!! Thank a ton!!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks 😊
Diane is one of my fave women in history. First came across her when reading the Mary Queen of Scots book in the Royal Diaries series and having been obsessed with the goddess Artemis/Diana since the same age I immediately became intrigued by her!
Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed 😊
That was where I first read about her too!
I so enjoy your videos Jon. I find them so very interesting and I think your voice is just perfect. Thank you for sharing these with us 🥀👑
So glad you enjoy the videos, thank you Elizabeth 😊
Hello Jon. Another insightful and interesting portrayal. Thank you.
“She touched hearts of powerful men.”
That’s not all she touched.😅
Great job with the video. 👍
Thank you Savage 😊
Thank you ❤
You're welcome 😊
Fascinating woman I've red a lot about her life great video as usual full of interesting facts thank you
Thank you Wendy 😊
How could they exhume her remains from a mass grave,and identify the remains as hers?
Diane was buried in a funeral chapel near her castle at Anet. During the French Revolution, her tomb was opened and the mummified remains thrown in a mass grave. In 2008 several skeletons were excavated in the cemetery of Anet near a monument to Diane. Diane’s remains were identified by some physical particularities, the evidence of fractures of the tibia and fibula sustained during her riding accident, and also by comparing her mandible with that of her last portrait by Francois Clouet. Specimens of her hair were available from the excavated remains and also from hair that had been preserved in the castle. Gold concentrations 500 times the reference values were found, and her hair shafts were thin, a possible symptom of gold toxicity. Diane was known to have undergone a long course of gold treatment during life, hoping it was an elixir of youth. Such gold was popular at the time as aurum potabile, and she had apparently drunk during her life a preparation of gold believed to preserve youth, but whether this contributed to her death is not known.
@@HistoryRoadshow Thanks for the response
You are a credit to your profession!
If she served Queen Claude, she may have met Anne Boleyn! Wow. It’s fascinating to me how these historic women (possibly) brushed shoulders.
Love learning about all these remarkable women thru out history
Much appreciated Nancy 😊
So beautiful
LOOOOVE you Diane
Il en aura traduction au Portugal’s?
Nice video. Thank you. But, dindn't the Queen Maria De Madici took her jewelry and that castle from her after the death of the King?
I have seen an old Hollywood film about this Lady. She was played by Lana Turner! 😂
Smh..She just demanded Catherine de Medici's fave Chateau
I think someone posted it up above. I know it's called "The Ladies Chateau" It was decorated with CH for Catherine and Henri but when you rotate it, it read DD (well interlocked C and H rotated then it looked like interlocked D's) Chateau Chenanceau? Diane took his Heart, his Favor, everything. Yes Henri visited Catherine and they had what turnedoit to be a series of Kings and one Queen, but he must have loved and trusted Catherine to leave her Regent?
I don’t think he loved Catherine. It was common practice to appoint king’s wife a regent. He couldn’t make Diane a regent, if he could , he would’ve done that. Diane wasn’t a royalty, Catherine was.
Gorgeous!
Thank you 😊
👍👏✌
Thanks Ann 😊
The video is rally beautiful, diana in the portaits is not beautiful masculine, she saves her father from betrayl by giving herself, to king francis 1, then finds henry more to fool, she is ambitious and relies on love, the king realizes late what type she is and understimated the strenght of character of Catherine de medici. Thank you very much. I wuold like the video about 2nd queen of france:Maria de medici.
Fascinating female!
Thanks Patricia 😊
Think it wouldve been better if you explained that henry was the spare and to speak his brother otherwise an amazing photo. May i enquire (i ask because the change psets my autism) your need to use AI art so much and the talking heads please
Using AI helps tell the stories much better than seeing the old portraits which give little away. However you will see paintings of the time and beyond also included. The Talking Heads are a resemblance of a character, I'm not allowed to use original images and the audio gives a brief insight into each one. Hope this helps. Thanks 😊
@@HistoryRoadshow thanks very much for explaining! Love your videos!
You're welcome 😊
She stayed hot hundreds of years before Botox and surgery. Love her