Bayonne is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Henry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis in 1536.
Philibert, Count de Gramont (1621–1707), was a French courtier and soldier, known as the protagonist of the Mémoires written by Anthony Hamilton. He was a younger half-brother of Antoine III of Gramont and uncle of Catherine Charlotte de Gramont, princess of Monaco.
The House of Gramont is the name of an old French noble family, whose name is connected to the castle of Gramont Basque province of Lower Navarre, France.
Antoine de Gramont, 4th Duke of Gramont, Duke of Guiche, was a Marshal of France.
Sames is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is considered part of the Basque Country province of Lower Navarre.
The title of Duke of Gramont is a French dukedom and former peerage. It was created in 1648 for French Marshal Antoine III de Gramont.
Margaret of Valois, popularly known as La Reine Margot, was a French princess of the Valois dynasty who became Queen of Navarre by marriage to Henry III of Navarre and then also Queen of France at her husband's 1589 accession to the latter throne as Henry IV.
Antoine de Gramont, 2nd Duke of Gramont,comte de Guiche,comte de Gramont,comte de Louvigny,Souverain de Bidache was a French military commander and diplomat. He served as Marshal of France from 1641, Viceroy of Navarre and Béarn, and Governor of Bayonne.
Catherine Charlotte de Gramont was the Princess of Monaco by marriage to Louis I of Monaco. She is known to have been a mistress of Louis XIV of France in 1666.
Catherine of Bourbon was a Navarrese regent princess. She was the daughter of Queen Jeanne d'Albret and King Antoine of Navarre. She ruled the principality of Béarn in the name of her brother, King Henry III of Navarre, from 1576 until 1596.
Antoine Charles de Gramont, 3rd Duke of Gramont was a French nobleman comte de Guiche,comte de Louvigny,Souverain de Bidachewho served as a diplomat. His senior title was Duke of Gramont.
Héraclius de Gramont, 9th Duke of Gramont, 9th Duke of Gramont, Duke of Guiche, Prince of Bidache, etc. was a 19th-century French aristocratic Army general and courtier.
The maîtresse-en-titre was the chief royal mistress of the King of France. The title came into use during the reign of Henry IV and continued through the reign of Louis XV. It was a semi-official position which came with its own apartments. The position could come with significant power, as some mistresses were known to advise the king, broker favors for clients, forge alliances, and negotiate with foreign diplomats. In contrast, the title petite maîtresse was the title of a mistress who was not officially acknowledged.
Jeanne d'Albret, also known as Jeanne III, was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572.
Aglaé Louise Françoise Gabrielle de Polignac was the daughter of Gabrielle de Polastron, the favourite and confidante of Marie Antoinette, and her husband, the 1st duc de Polignac.
Françoise de Montmorency-Fosseux, also called "La Belle Fosseuse" or "La Fosseuse", was mistress to King Henry III of Navarre from 1579 to 1581.
Antoine I d'Aure de Gramont, viscount of Aure, count of Guiche, sovereign-lord of Bidache was a French courtier and general. He served as gentleman in ordinary to the king's chamber from 1559 to 1564, serving Henry II, Francis II and Charles IX in that role.
Antoine de Gramont, 1st Duke of Gramont (1572–1644). was a member of minor French nobility by birth. Created the 1st Duke of Gramont in 1643 by King Louis XIV he was automatically a Peer His granddaughter Catherine Charlotte de Gramont married Louis I, Prince of Monaco, making Antoine a direct ancestor of the present reigning Albert II of Monaco| ref= Though created the 1st Duke of Gramont, the creation of the title was not officially registered in Parliament before his death, so his son had to petition for a the dukedom to be recognised. His mother had been royal mistress of King Henri III of Navarre between 1582 and 1591.
