The Pearl of Princesses: The Life of Marguerite of Angoulême, Queen of Navarre

Marguerite, perhaps best known now as the author of the Heptameron, was the eldest child of Louise of Savoy and Charles, Count of Angoulême. She was as clever as her mother but compassionate and generous where Louise was arrogant and greedy. She encouraged writers and intellectuals and spiritual free-thinkers at her court, and often had to defend them from attacks by the established church. At times she was even threatened herself with charges of heresy. But no attack on Marguerite was ever likely to succeed when her brother François, an unlikely heir-apparent from the age of three, became King of France.
 
From his birth, François was the lifelong focus of adoration for both his mother and his sister, their lives so inter-twined that this book is effectually a biography of each of the three.
 
Also by this writer, and available for Kindle are:
— "Henri II, his Court and Times", about François' son and successor. [ASIN: B00SN70HE6]
— "The Brood of False Lorraine: The history of the Ducs de Guise", about the most powerful family in France at this time [ASIN: B00VXUJIBI]

and, by other writers:
— "The Life of Jeanne D'Albret, Queen of Navarre," about Marguerite's daughter. [ASIN: B010ORB3L8]
— "The Life and Times of Francis the First, King of France," about Marguerite's beloved brother. [ASIN: B017KTETTG]
 
The book contains some portraits of the main characters. You can see many more on my Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/kindleifier/