Margaret of Valois, Duchess of Berry

Margaret of Valois (5 June 1523 – 15 September 1574) was the daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude of France.
== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===
Margaret was born at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 5 June 1523 the youngest daughter and child of King Francis I of France and Claude, Duchess of Brittany. Margaret was very close to her paternal aunt, Marguerite of Angoulême, who took care of her and her sister Madeleine during her childhood, and her sister-in-law Catherine de' Medici.
Near the end of 1538, her father and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, agreed that Margaret should marry Charles' son, the future Philip II of Spain. However, the agreement between Francis and Charles was short-lived and the marriage never took place.
In 1557 she was appointed a lady in waiting Jacqueline d'Entremont whom she would remain close with later in life.
On 29 April 1550, at the age of 26, she was created suo jure Duchess of Berry.