Louise of Savoy (Patreon rerun)

Queens Podcast

History, Comedy

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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The Political Brilliance of Louise of Savoy Join Katy & Nathan as they revisit an intriguing episode from the Patreon feed, diving deep into the life of Louise of Savoy. Louise was a total 16th-century boss in France, playing political chess while her son, King Francis I, was off being king. Today we're talking about her early life, her power move marriage, and how she bossed up as a widow. She and Margaret of Austria were like the dynamic duo of diplomacy, hammering out the Treaty of Cambrai. So, grab your wine and let's get into this queen's story of resilience, star-gazing, and serious influence on French history! 01:45 Louise's Early Life and Family Background 03:10 Political Marriages and Early Challenges 14:51 Life with Charles and His Mistresses 20:48 Widowhood and Political Maneuvering 25:27 Royal Births and Gender Politics 26:39 King Louis XII's Death and Louise's Journal 29:23 Louise's Regency and Diplomatic Maneuvers 33:49 The Peace Train and Treaty Negotiations 37:51 The Ladies of Peace and Final Treaty 45:44 Legacy and Final Years A couple of useful sources: https://www.monstrousregimentofwomen.com/2015/09/louise-of-savoy-kings-mother-and-regent.html https://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2022/06/10/the-remarkable-journal-of-louise-de-savoie-a-guest-post-by-keira-morgan/ Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on our podcast.Want more Queens? Head to our Patreon, check out our merch store and follow us on Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.3	Hey everybody it's Katie we are still on our summer break so what we have for you today is a
0:46.9	rerun from our Patreon feed so this is about Louise of Savoy and she was around the time when we were studying
0:55.9	Margaret of Austria and this was her best friend and we did an episode of her over on the Patreon.
1:04.0	If you are a Patreon supporter,
1:06.1	this is just a revisit of that.
1:08.2	And if you're not, you can get a taste
1:09.8	of some of the stuff we do over on Patreon.
1:12.1	All right, enjoy. Oh and if you're new, we curse a lot on this show.
1:18.0	So if you don't like cursing, this won't be the fucking show for you.
1:22.0	All right, cheers, bitches. We are going to be talking about a badass bitch that we talked a little bit about in our
1:41.5	Margaret of Austria episode. It was her BFF, her
1:46.3	fellow black-hearted little emote girl named Louise of Savoy.
1:52.0	We we. We we, we we. So who was she guys? She was a political juggernaut in France during the 16th century.
2:01.0	While she really wasn't expected to amount to a whole lot
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