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She was born in France, the daughter of
Raymond de Gontaut, Seigneur de Cabrerès and Françoise de Bonafos, Dame de Lentour. On 31 May 1540, after four years of courtship, a contract was signed for her marriage to Antoine de Noailles, 1st Count of Noailles. Her father was against the match in the
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Ambassador to England. She accompanied him, but had little influence on his career. She paid visits to Queen
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Ambassador to England from 1553 to 1556. Following her husband's death in 1562, Jeanne became a
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Patriarchal Household: the Life and Career of Jeanne de Gontaut
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127:A Who's Who of Tudor Women
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21:Antoine de Noailles
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