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Although the exact date of birth of Margaret of Burgundy is unknown, some sources refer her birth as October 16th. 1374. This took place at Montbard (then a part of the Duchy of Burgundy now located in France). Family Margaret of Burgundy was a daughter of Philip II, Duke of Burgundy and Margaret III, Countess of Flanders. She was inter alia the sister of John the Fearless. Love and Marriage On April 12th. 1385 a double wedding took place in Cambrai.  Margaret of Burgundy married William II of Bavaria and her brother, John the Fearless married Margaret of Bavaria, William's sister. Margaret and William would have one daughter: Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut.  Duty Margaret of Burgundy had a lot of political influence over her husband. William II of Bavaria ruled both Holland and Hainaut but the couple preferred Holland to spend most of their time.  In the 1410's Margaret was granted several towns and castles as her pers

Claude of France was born on October 13th 1499 at Romorantin-Lanthenay (now located in the Loir et Cher department in central France). Family Her parents were King Louis XII of France and his wife Anne of Brittany. Claude had a younger sister Renée of France. Love and marriage On August 10th 1501 there was a signed marriage contract between Claude and the future Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. She was then 2 years old, he one year old. In 1505, Louis XII of France canceled this agreement. Instead Claude married on May 18th 1514 to her cousin Francis, who would become King Francis I of France. Claude and Francis would have 7 children, two of them became over 30 years old. Duty In 1515, Anne Boleyn stayed in Francis ' household as translator for his English documents. However she returned in 1521 in England. On May 10th 1517, Claude was crowned as Queen of France. She spent most of her married life with pregnancies and her husband had many mistresse