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Biography: 

The second son in the esteemed Guzman family, Francisco was raised without the burden of title, or the belief that he would amount to anything great. A second son status allowed him to grow up jealous of his brother, whilst free to pursue whatever he chose - the fate of the family, did not rest with him. Francisco was always a curious, bright and happy child, who tottled around getting into anything when left unattended. 

Francisco loved and hated his brother - they shared a bond, interests, a love that exists without thought of question. But it was his brother who received their parents praise their title and lands, and above all - he, who was allotted Maria, as a bride. Whenever he visited home, he could not help the coils of jealousy which wound in his stomach; but like all of Francisco's demons, he felt a sense of delight, a further cause to create. 

Despite being seen as a lesser child, Francisco displayed early promise in the arts - he was sent to Florence as a teen to study with the masters. Francisco's skills lay in his highly life like and rich portraits, which remarkably capture the essence of whoever he has painted. As a courtier, he has been established at the Spanish court since his early twenties, and has painted not only the Spanish royal family, but members of the French; along with the great masters who rule of Venice and Florence.

Cheerful, fun loving, passionate, devout in his Catholicism and married to his vision of what it means to be an artist, Francisco is a deeply kind, but tortured man - he believes his agony, to improve his heart. He's never been wed, though he's come close on several occassions; he's a one man, one woman, type of feller. When Francisco is in love, he's as devout as a saint. He longs for a family, but knows few would wish to tie themselves to an artist, when a man of titles and wealth is present - he earns a considerable living, but prefers to live modesty, save for the extravagence of his studio. 

The death of his brother (rip king <3) was a blow to their family - he had left behind no male heirs, and their titles reverted to the Crown. Francisco mourned his brother; but he couldn't say he was not pleased, to be Maria's chief comforter, and to be rid of the man who he viewed as unworthy, of her beauty (and melons). But they are good Catholics, so they are but perpetually longing and dreading sin. He's trailed her to England, in the hopes of capturing the new King in a portrait, and the birth of a new court; but he's also thirty nine, and looking to turn a new chapter in his life. 

Wanted Connections: 

1. Patrons, art lovers - perhaps he painted your character or a member of their family, or visited court when they were there; maybe they would like a portrait or are a fellow lover of the arts.

2. Religious connections - Francisco is zealous in his beliefs, but enjoys theological debates; maybe your character would provide them interesting and conflicting conversations 

BULLETPOINTS:

NAME: jane boleyn, nee parker.

AGE / D.O.B.: forty nine, 26th october 1510.

STATUS / RANK: countess of wiltshire.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: england.

PLACE OF BIRTH: norfolk.

BIRTH ORDER: first born of four children.

MOTHER & FATHER: henry parker, 10th baron morley, and alice st john.

SIBLINGS: sir henry parker, mary shelton and lady alice barrington.

SEXUALITY: heterosexual.

HOROSCOPE: scorpio.

VIRTUES: charity, diligence, gratitude.

VICES: pride, envy, anger.

MARITAL STATUS: married to george boleyn.

ISSUE: richard boleyn, viscount rochford, and utp boleyn, countess of essex.

RELIGION: protestant.

ALLIES: the boleyns, 

ADVERSARIES: anyone against the boleyns tbh.

TIMELINE:

1509 ⸻ henry viii marries catherine of aragon.

1510 ⸻ jane parker is born of henry parker and alice st john.

1512 ⸻ mary parker is born of henry parker and alice st john.

1515 ⸻ henry parker is born of henry parker and alice st john.

1516 ⸻ alice parker is born of henry parker and alice st john. 

1520 ⸻ jane parker is present at the field of cloth of gold (age 10).

1523 ⸻ jane parker joins the royal household of queen catherine of aragon (age 13).

1524 ⸻ jane parker marries george boleyn (age 14).

1528 ⸻ jane parker gives birth to richard boleyn (age 18).

1530 ⸻ jane parker gives birth to utp boleyn (age 20).

1532 ⸻ secret marriage between henry viii and anne boleyn, jane parker joins the royal household of queen anne (age 22). 

1534 ⸻ jane parker is briefly exiled from court for aiding queen anne in being rid of one of king henry’s mistresses (age 24)

1545 ⸻ jane parker joins queen anne’s court at greenwich (age 35)

1557 ⸻ death of king henry viii.

1559 ⸻ present day (age 49).

BIOGRAPHY:

⸻ born in the dutchy of norfolk as the first born of two career courtiers, to baron and baroness morley, jane parker was raised surrounded by politics and courtly intrigue. from a young age jane was exposed to what it would mean to become a courtier and follow in the footsteps of her parents, to pave the way for her younger siblings so that their path would be easier than hers and the next generation of the parker family might be as fortunate as they were, if not more so. at the age of ten she attended the field of cloth of gold along side her father, who travelled with his fellow peers, and her mother, who rode in queen catherine of aragon’s entourage, before joining the queen’s household in a position of her own only three years later. once jane found her own position at court she seemed to blend in as though she had never been anywhere else. duties to the queen, banquets and pageants became a part of her every day life but the greatest change came in the form of a marriage proposal.  

BULLETPOINTS: 

name: alice seymour nee parr age/dob: thirty-eight / february 20th 1521 status/rank: viscountess beauchamp country of origin: england place of birth: blackfriars, london birth order: third youngest mother & father: marquess thomas parr of northampton & lady maud parr nee green✟ siblings: utp parr, marquess of northampton (41), utp parr, lady parr (39) sexuality: bisexual horoscope: pisces  virtues: leaderly, cunning, independent vices: irritable, coquettish, hostile marital status: married to viscount beauchamp (m. 1545) issue: arthur seymour (b. 1549), catherine seymour (b. 1553) alliance(s): the greys (by marital bonds-politics), the seymours (marriage, tense), the spanairds (maternal bonds) adversaries: the boleyn family, the tudor crown (ish), the court (fully)

TIMELINE:

1521 Birth in Blackfrairs, London to Maud & William Parr, Marquess of Northampton & Lady-in-Waiting to Catherine of Aragon 1525 Death of William Parr, her brother inherits, Alice & her sister become wards to the crown at Bridewell Palace, Blackfriars 1526 Is moved to her Uncle Sir William Parr ‘s Rye House, Hertfordshire for her education whilst her mother remains at court 1531 Her mother dies from the sweating sickness, her will is in place and Alice inherits many portraits, jewels and enough for a dowry of her own 1532 Marriage of Anne Boleyn & Henry VIII 1536 Death of Catherine of Aragon, this is where her hatred for the Tudors/Boleyns begins 1538 Moves to London, where she becomes Lady in Waiting to Anne Boleyn by the arrangement of her Uncle, she detests it and begins a series of secret missives between herself and Mary Tudor, & Anti-Reformist parties 1545 Marries Viscount Beauchamp by the arrangement of her Uncle, she misses the arrest warrant for Anne, and returns to court whilst she detesting her husband for not supporting his brothers 1549 Leaves court to give birth to Arthur Seymour, returns with a fighting vigour and swears her fidelity to her husband despite rumours that she has been licentious and promiscuous with both the young Prince William & many other men at court 1550 Remains at court as part of Anne Boleyn’s circles, probably flirts with henry Tudor whilst she can to get stuff? Begins an absent re-construction of Wulfhall to benefit her son's inheritance, but its an uphill battle since Seymour is hardly a name honoured by the people 1553 Gives birth to Catherine Seymour 1557 Henry VIII dies, attends the coronation of William III with the Grey & Seymour clans 1559 Attends the marriage of Anne Boleyn & Thomas Wyatt

BIOGRAPHY:

Kendal Castle was crumbling, or rather, it had crumbled. As the ancestral House of Parr, one would've thought someone would have paid greater attention to the wellbeing of a home that could've last a thousand years, for instead of being brought into the world beneath the roof of a seat that had long been held by their family since the time of the Caput baroniae, Alice was born amongst the city of London, Blackfrairs to be exact. The youngest of three, the only thing stammered between uneasy lips was the fact that shes was then owed a dowry by the behest of a father who had grown all too comfortable with cards at the Palaces of the English court. So, when wrapped in lavender scented linens, she was pushed into the arms of a wet nurse so both parents could return to their habits and pleasures.

Thomas Parr was a fine, intelligent mind - he had once been the principle to Lady Margaret Beaufort's school at Collyweston and had long since taken grand advantage of his intellect to pursue mathematics and theology before being risen to the role of Master of the Wards, Master of the Guards and Comptroller to the King. Maud Green was met on a similar playing field as a trusted member of the revolving ladies who waited upon Catherine of Aragon, with her own rooms to enjoy and great luxuries passed upon her by the kindness of the Queen. Their marriage was one of fine dining, riveting conversation and kind looks passed over the heads of their peers. First came their son, then a daughter, and then finally Alice.

Brought up to relish the mind and what could come from nourishing cunning, Alice had been wise from the start. For though their father died when, their mother used her connections to have herself and her children established in the rooms of Bridewell Palace, Blackfriars, so she could keep her proximity to the Queen and her offspring could continue their wellbeing beneath her quick gaze. Though, they only remained a year, for Alice at only five years of age, was found in the arms of her father's brother, William Parr, escorted alongside her sister towards Rye House, Hertfordshire, for their education and happiness.

Of course, it would've been foolish to live such a youthful childhood amongst the humdrum of an English Court, thereafter became the hotbed of fury concerning the dissolution of the marriage between the King and Queen. And though their mother, the ever faithful Lady Maud, remained by her Mistress' side in an act of complete loyalty to both the Pope and the safety of Catherine, Maud soon caught the sweating illness. Alice, who had grown to enjoy the great expanse of land nurtured by her Uncle, running alongside her siblings whilst cultivate a strong, unbreakable friendship with them both, soon learnt that they were no longer as safe as before, but rather orphans put to the mercy of their paternal Uncle.

Though, they were indeed luckier than most. With her brother the present Marquess of Northampton, the daughters of the late Thomas & Maud inherited their fair share of rare portraits, jewels and a fine dowry to secure a good match - but since their brother was still too young to understand what was needed for two young girls, they remained under the house of their Uncle, forever seemingly waiting to be returned to the brother, as was often foretold by their mother when sent stories though fine ink.

When Alice is called to court by the behest and control of her Uncle, she is seventeen. Pale, a fair-height and with the favourable red-hair worn by the King himself, she is quickly anointed as a beauty of Court to serve beneath Queen Anne Boleyn as a Lady in Waiting. Though, unlike perhaps many of her peers, the memory of her mother burns into her mind like a red-hot-poker, for too often it was declared that Boleyn was but a concubine, a woman unworthy of the place once warmed by a royal Princess of Aragon. With a stubborn nature, her unruliness once matched with a sincere need to get what she wanted, turns her beauty into something to be scorned - for whether it was the Queen, the other jealous ladies or deterred male courtiers, rumours well around her seventeen year old self that declare her a coquette, a liar and indeed a Pope sympathiser.

Of course, they weren't wrong.

Shunned, yet kept beneath the stern eye of the Queen and her court, by the late age of twenty-four, Alice is matched to the Viscount Beauchamp, the youngest brother to the late Seymours who had swiftly been executed for treason against the crown - a family whom Alice had kept at arm's length for both her own survival and in the hope of side-stepping their eventual demise. It was by the puppeteer hand of her Uncle, that the marriage was made, and though Alice found herself rather repelled with a marriage to a man who had not saved his own family, she is forced to go along with it - mostly, in some hope to save her reputation and head, which lingers upon the chopping block for her constant letters sent to the Lady Mary, a friendship nourished by her mother's own to Mary's mother.

But what else is there to say? For that is the biography of Alice Parr, and this is now the re-telling of Alice Seymour. Still, shunned by the noble ladies in fear of catching her reputation (which, though muted by her marriage is still questioned by the flicker of her eyelashes), Alice becomes a mother. Arthur is born, and beloved. But a maternal devotion does little to a boy meant to become his father's son, and before she returns to court there are already rumours that he is not of his father's loins but of some other courtier who had fallen for her lustful woes - even, by the gossip of chambermaids, the Prince William has found it hard to look yonder.

In an effort to secure her son's wellbeing, she begins to evoke her parents' intellect and spirit by renewing the works set upon the Seymour home of Wulfhall, which had fallen into disrepair after the fall of the late Edward, Thomas and Jane Seymour, before becoming a mother once more to a daughter, little Catherine, named after the Queen in a coy act of subterfuge.

sidenote: ofc since he's entirely au, i'm taking some liberties and changing things - namely he's not yet married, the order in which some of his plays were writte, personality and vices etc!!!!

Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover (glove-maker) originally from Snitterfield in Warwickshire, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning family. Educated at a free schiik and prodigious in his studies, William's ambitions and artistic always exceeded his social standing. A bright but mischevious child, William quickly became known as a man who spoke with candour and grace, but failed to mince words, or keep harsh opinions to himself.

At twenty set off for London, in the hopes of coming playwright - a rough draft of Richard III, tucked under his arm. His talent earned him renowned, and ire from local critics; their poor reviews of his work, did not deter audiences, nor Wiliam himself. A lover of history, he drew from the lives of the past monarchs - slightly to the ire, of the late King. 

Currently, William has completed three plays and is penning a fourth; Richard III, Taming of the Shrew, and Henry VI - although the late King did not always appreciate Wiliam's creative choices, his plays were sought to reifnorce the legitimacy and justification, for Tudor rule. Currently, he seeks to finish A Midsummer Night's Dream; a romantic, magical tale, with the levity fit for a new and romantic Tudor King. 

(sorry not sorry for the Hamilton reference) William writes like he's running out of time; he'll write for a day straight, if inspiration strikes. Otherwise, he enjoys the life of a famous playwright - feasts, pubs, drinks, fine art and a bevy of lovers, those he is most fond of, serving as inspiration. He believes he shall marry one day - but certainly not anytime soon. 

He's charming, brash, and will not fail to offer his opinion, even when it is neither desired nor required - a habit that either endears him to people, or adds to his growing list of enemies. Also he's a bi king as I believe Shakesy P was in my heart

wanted connections

art lovers - theatre goers, patrons, those who love art works, lovers of poetry, anyone with similar intersts he can speak to about his passions

enemies - he's got a lot of them and for good reason !!!

friends, collegues - those he's known for a while, keeps in correspondance with

– Born Katharine Brandon on 16 July 1514 at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, England, to Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk and his wife Mary Tudor, Queen of France (their marriage, having incurred a steep royal fine and nearly cost them their lives, was by now forgiven and widely admired throughout England). She is christened in robes sent to the Dowager Queen by King Francis I of France (which she will, many years later, christen each of her own daughters in). The second eldest of three, Katharine’s two full-brothers, Henry Brandon (1516-1522) and Henry Brandon Earl of Lincoln (1523-1534), both named in honour of their maternal uncle Henry VIII, tragically predecease her.

– Inheriting the red-gold hair (which darkens with time) and famous beauty of her mother, Mary Tudor, Katharine’s blood pumps with the characteristic hubris of her Tudor relatives. She is raised under her mother’s supervision and, along with her half-sisters Anne and Mary Brandon, blossomed under the tutelage of her nurse, Anne Kynge, at Westhorpe Hall in Suffolk, England. Her father and uncle are always distant, looming figures – great men to be prayed for, but rare to behold with one’s own eyes. In her later years, howbeit, both will be subject to Katharine’s scathing indignity.

– As the niece of the King of England, a swarm of marriage proposals buzzed about Katharine Brandon, suspiciously early into her childhood. One such involving Henry Howard, the Earl of Surrey, was mooted when Katharine freshly sprouted from the nursery, and scuppered in the same year. Though her ambitious father was a true ‘man on the make’ – that is, unscrupulous and grasping – her mother was a natural born princess, and rightly put her foot down when another avaricious offer came Katharine’s way: remembering well the strict warnings of her own grandmother, Margaret Beaufort, against the dwindling institution of child brides.

– But at the age of twelve, Katharine was at last betrothed to Henry Grey, Marquess of Dorset. In 1533, with her uncle king Henry’s hearty blessing, Katharine married Henry at Suffolk Place, her father’s recently built mansion in Southwark. Her mother, by now seriously ill and aggrieved by Charles’ string of lewd mistresses, thenceforth permanently retired from court and settled in ailing discomfort at Westhorpe Hall, where she died on June 25 1533; the Suffolk’s young ward, Catherine Willoughby, led Mary’s elaborate funeral processions. Heartbroken, but as keen-eyed as her father before her, her mother’s death paved the way for Katharine’s career at the royal court, where she assumed Mary’s role in ceremonial affairs.

– Three months after her mother’s death, her father Charles took Catherine Willoughby, then betrothed to Charles’ ten-year old son Henry, as his wife. Whilst also personally interested in Catherine, thirty-five years his junior, Catherine’s hand in marriage effectively made Charles Brandon the richest magnate in Lincolnshire. He then built a series of imposing manors throughout his new lands, gleaned from his fourth, and so far most lucrative, marriage. Katharine railed at her father for his indiscretions, and father and daughter, between 1533 until his death in 1545, spoke less than a handful of times; it is rumoured, and will be confirmed by a letter discovered in 2023, that Katharine never allowed Charles to meet his granddaughters.

– As the niece of King Henry, Katharine was one of the highest-ranking women at court and often took on public duties, lauded for her dignified air (though to some, her insistence on speaking French, lest anyone forget that her mother was once the Queen of France, proved a great irritant). Together with her royal cousins who were near to her in age, Princess Mary and Lady Margaret Douglas, she firmly supported Queen Catherine’s plight in the King’s Great Matter and stood as one of the Queen’s chief mourners upon her death in 1536. Briefly after Anne Boleyn’s coronation, Katharine retired from court to Bradgate House, where she gave birth to her three daughters and soon after returned to the King’s royal fold, taunting her uncle’s new wife, Anne Boleyn, with the string of healthy babes she’d produced in swift succession, and the outwardly ‘happy’ marriage she’d secured. But her union would soon spell trouble that not even Katharine’s ingrained opportunism could surmount, and for all her unbridled boasting, Katharine's private life was all smoke and mirrors.

– Katharine’s inability to bear her husband, Henry, an heir had permanently soured their union; in the end, it was a sin for which Henry could never forgive her. Unbeknownst to him, Katharine did give birth to a son – also named Henry – a stillborn, premature child, in the darkened halls of Bradgate House; it was her eldest daughter, Philippa, who found her mother in a pool of her own blood and shrieked for help. Katharine exhorted Philippa to secrecy and quickly covered up the scene as if nothing had ever happened; neither her husband, other daughters, nor horde of servants ever learned of the tragedy.

– After the death of both Katharine’s father and eldest brother in 1545, Henry and Katharine Grey inherited Charles Brandon’s title of Duke of Suffolk (Henry enjoyed the luxury ‘jure uxoris,’ by right of his wife, though their marriage was, for all intents and purposes, over). Well-aware of the roles her children could now perform in England, Katharine had each daughter remarkably educated (although this did not inhibit them from making inane decisions, evidently…) and employed John Alymer, later Bishop of England, to inoculate their fine, fresh minds with Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, and kept personally abreast of the marriage market of England, resolving that her daughters should have the very best husbands in all of Europe.

HISTORY.

NAME: claude, lady grey.

AGE / D.O.B.: twenty-five, 19 february 1534.

STATUS / RANK: lady.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: england.

PLACE OF BIRTH: bradgate  house,  bradgate  park,  leicestershire.

BIRTH ORDER: third.

MOTHER & FATHER: katherine grey née brandon, dowager duchess of suffolk & henry  grey,  the  1st  duke  of  suffolk,  3rd  marquess  of  dorset.

SIBLINGS: phillippa grey, duchess of suffolk & amelia  grey,  lady  hertford  lady  grey.

SEXUALITY: bisexual.

HOROSCOPE: pisces.

VIRTUES: charming, endearing, vivacious.

VICES: naive, passive, fanciful.

MARITAL STATUS: single.

ISSUE: none.

RELIGION: privately roman catholic.

ALLIES: whomever mama tells her to ally with.

ADVERSARIES: whomever mama tells her not to ally with.  

TIMELINE.

1534 - claude is born to duke henry grey & duchess katherine grey at bradgate house.

1546 - claude leaves home along with her sister, amelia, to become a lady in waiting to princess elizabeth.

1556 - henry grey dies and the duke of suffolk title is reverted to the crown despite protest from the greys. claude's sister, philippa, is arranged to marry nicholas sutton-dudley.

1557 - death of king henry viii, king william iii is crowned. philippa marries nicholas sutton-dudley and becomes duchess of suffolk. claude follows princess elizabeth to her brother's court.

1559 - the court celebrates the marriage of anne boleyn to thomas wyatt. claude is still a lady in waiting to princess elizabeth, waiting for her mother to say it's her turn to be married.

BIO.

HISTORY.

NAME: rose carey, lady cavendish.

AGE / D.O.B.: thirty-one, 3 may 1528.

STATUS / RANK: lady.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: england.

PLACE OF BIRTH: aldenham, hertfordshire, england.

BIRTH ORDER: first.

MOTHER & FATHER: lady mary carey née boleyn & sir william carey.

SIBLINGS: three elder brothers.

SEXUALITY: bisexual.

HOROSCOPE: taurus.

VIRTUES: romantic, principled, passionate.

VICES: stubborn, uncouth, impatient.

MARITAL STATUS: married to sir arthur cavendish.

ISSUE: a son, edward cavendish.

RELIGION: privately roman catholic.

ALLIES: her husband firstly, then careys & boleyns.

ADVERSARIES: the crown.  

TIMELINE.

1524 - sir william carey marries lady mary boleyn.

1528 - rose is born.

1531 - sir william carey dies of sweating sickness.

1532 - henry viii marries anne boleyn, rose's aunt. mary boleyn becomes the chief lady of anne's bedchamber.

1538 - rose becomes a lady in waiting to princess elizabeth.

1548 - rose meets sir arthur cavendish.

1549 - arthur begins courting rose.

1551 - rose and arthur fail to receive permission to marry.

1553 - rose and arthur marry in secrecy.

1555 - rose and arthur's marriage is found out, they are both fined and imprisoned. rose loses her status as princess elizabeth's lady in waiting.

1557 - rose is released from prison.

1558 - rose and arthur's son, edward, is born.

BIO.

name: héléne d'halluin (known formally as de limeuil after being adopted by her mother's third husband, giles de la tour) age/dob: thirty / 10th july 1527 status/rank: lady in waiting to catherine de medici country of origin: france place of birth: chateau de maignelay-montigny, hauts-de-france, kingdom of france birth order: fourth (three half-siblings from her mother's first marriage, a natural brother who died young, alongside many other step-siblings not counted for) mother & father: admiral antoine d'halluin ✟ & louise de crévcoeur ✟ (stepfather: giles de la tour) siblings: francois l'aine (1520-1556) ✟ francois gouffier the younger , francois gouffier bishop of beziers ✟ (1525-1548)(by her mother's first marriage), and step-siblings from her mother's next marriage sexuality: bisexual / biromantic horoscope: cancer virtues: resourceful, ambitious, proud vices: materialistic, snob, superstitious martial status: widowed from baron d'alluye, florimond robertet ✟ issue: etienne roberdet d'alluye ✟ alliance(s): the french, the catholics, the anti-reformation adversaries: the boleyns, the tudors, england, protestants epithet: the lachesis (one third of the morai who spin, measure and cut the string of life in greek mythology, or a group of vipers)

very loosely inspired by jeanne d'halluin and her family

1500 her father antoine d'halluin is born part of a prospering family in the hauts-de-france region of france, he is a second son of a second son and has little prospects 1501 her mother, louise de crévecoeur is born at chateau de crevecoeur and into a family spanning with distant royal blood as a sole heiress of their fortunes 1517 louise marries the ambitious admiral guillaume gouffier de bonnivet, an admiral and becomes the lord of chateau de crévecoeur after the master dies the same year 1518 louise gives birth to her first son, francois l'aine 1519 the birth of francois gouffier the younger, antoine d'halluin is made an admiral and works beneath admiral de bonnivet, where the two men grow close 1520 the birth of francois gouffier the third, the journey to the cloth of gold to meet with england passes through chateau de crevecoeur where the king and his entourage stayed for several days 1525 admiral de bonnivet dies at sea whilst at war in italy, antoine promises to take care of his widow and three sons 1526 it is announced that admiral antoine d'halluin and louise de crévecoeur are married in a blessed ceremony

1527 birth of héléne at chateau de maignelay-montigny, 1531 birth of charles, who dies months later 1532 her father dies at sea leaving louise a widow once more, with her sons now under the care of distant family members, she plans to find another husband to settle her security alongside her young daughter 1538 louise marries the widowed giles de la tour viscount of turenne, she falls pregnant but there are complications and within six months of the same year she dies, giles however adopts héléne as his own 1540 sent to french court to wait upon the queen 1546 is made a part of the queen's "flying squadron", her older half-brother francois the third is made a bishop of beziers before relinquishing the title to the pope 1547 her older half-brother francois gouffier the younger is made a general of the french army taking part in the forthcoming wars 1548 the bishop brother is sent to the english court to act as an ambassador before he succumbs to illness and is buried on english soil 1549 falls pregnant with the king's illegitimate child, and so is put into a convent before returning to court without the child 1550 francois de montmorency falls in love and promises to marry her, but she rejects him 1552 is married to baron d'alluye, flormind robertet 1553 gives birth to her son, étienne roberdet d'alluye 1554 her son dies in bed, her husband dies not long after 1555 returns to french court, rejuvenated 1556 her half-brother, the general, is killed at the siege of volpiano in piedmont 1557 follows catherine de medici to the english court, and acts as her loyal spy, her general brother survives a defeat by the hands of the spanish in de saint-quentin