| Charlotte of Savoy | |
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| Tenure | 22 July 1461 -1483 |
| Spouse | Louis XI of France |
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| Anne de Beaujeu Joan of France, Duchess of Berry Charles VIII of France |
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| House | House of Savoy House of Valois |
| Father | Louis, Duke of Savoy |
| Mother | Anne of Cyprus |
| Born | 1443 |
| Died | 1 December 1483 (aged 39–40) Amboise, France |
| Burial | Notre-Dame de Cléry Basilica, Cléry-Saint-André, France |
Charlotte of Savoy (1443-1 December 1483), was the second wife and only Queen consort of Louis XI of France.
She was a daughter of Louis, Duke of Savoy and Anne of Cyprus. Her maternal grandparents were Janus of Cyprus and Charlotte de Bourbon-La Marche. Her maternal grandmother was a daughter of John I, Count of La Marche and Catherine de Vendôme.
Biography
On 14 February 1451, Charlotte married Dauphin Louis de France (future Louis XI), eldest son of Charles VII of France and Marie of Anjou. The bride was only eight years old and the groom twenty-seven. Louis had survived his first wife Margaret of Scotland.
In spite of her virtues, Louis neglected her. For example, upon his succession to the throne of France, he immediately abandoned her in Burgundy - where the two had been in exile - to secure his inheritance, leaving the young Queen dependent upon the aid of Isabella of Bourbon, wife of Charles, Heir of Burgundy.
Charlotte gave her husband eight children; however, of these, only the future Charles VIII, and princesses Anne of France - future Anne de Beaujeu and regent of the kingdom - and Jeanne de France - future wife of Louis XII of France - survived infancy.
After a solitary life, Charlotte died on 1 December 1483 in Amboise, just a few months after her husband's death. She is buried with him in the Notre-Dame de Cléry Basilica [1] in Cléry-Saint-André (Loiret) in the arrondissement of Orléans.
Children
With Louis XI of France:
- Louis (1458-1460)
- Joachim (1459-1459)
- Louise (1460-1460)
- Anne (3 April1462-1522)
- Jeanne (1464-1505)
- François (1466-1466)
- Charles VIII (1470-1498)
- François (1472-1473)
Ancestry and Succession
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| French royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Margaret of Scotland |
Dauphine of France 14 February 1451–22 July 1461 |
Succeeded by Catherine de' Medici |
| Preceded by Marie of Anjou |
Queen consort of France 22 July 1461 – 30 august 1483 |
Succeeded by Anne of Brittany |
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