Elizabeth of Valois
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Elizabeth of Valois (văl'wä, Fr. välwä'), 1545-68, queen of Spain, daughter of Henry II of France. Originally intended to wed Don Carlos, son of Philip II of Spain, she was married (1559) to Philip himself. The unfounded legend of a tragic love between Elizabeth and Carlos is often found in literature, notably in Schiller's Don Carlos.
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Mentioned in
- Carlos (prince of the Asturias)
- Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis (treaty, France/Spain/England)
- Philip II (king of Spain, Naples, and Sicily)
- Don Carlo, opera (Classical Work)
- Gina Cigna (Classical Musician)
- 1559 (chronology)
- Sofonisba Anguissola
- Prince Eugène-Maurice of Savoy-Carignan
- 1545
- Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
- Elisabeth of Valois
- Aiguillette (ornament)
- Infanta Maria of Spain
- 1568
