Noblesse Européenne - European Nobility » Hélène de Fonsèques (1545-1618)

Personal data Hélène de Fonsèques 

  • Alternative name: "La muse de Ronsard"
  • She was born on April 9, 1545 in château de Surgères.
  • Profession: Fille d'honneur de Catherine de Médicis.
  • She died on January 15, 1618 in château de Surgères, she was 72 years old.
  • A child of René de Fonsèques and Anne de Cossé

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Historical events

Birthday April 9, 1545

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1545: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 1 » Potosí, Bolivia, is founded after the discovery of huge silver deposits in the area.
    • July 19 » The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology.
    • July 21 » The first landing of French troops on the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight.
    • December 13 » The Council of Trent begins.

Day of death January 15, 1618

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1618: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 15 » Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected discovery of the third law of planetary motion (he first discovered it on March 8 but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made).
    • May 23 » The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.
    • June 14 » Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date).
    • July 31 » Maurice, Prince of Orange disbands the waardgelders militia in Utrecht, a pivotal event in the Remonstrant/Counter-Remonstrant tensions.
    • September 18 » The twelfth baktun in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar begins.
    • October 29 » English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.


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About the surname De Fonsèques


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