Diane de Poitiers
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Diane de Poitiers (3 September 1499 – 25 April 1566) was a French noblewoman and a fixture at the courts of Francis I and Henry II of France. She became notorious as the latter's favorite mistress, although she was 20 years his senior.
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In Fiction and Film
Diane de Poitiers has appeared in many novels and films.
Novels:
- The Two Dianas, Alexandre Dumas, père.
- Courtesan, Diane Haeger.
- La Princesse de Clèves, Madame de La Fayette.
- The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici, Jeanne Kalogridis.
- Queen's Play and Checkmate, Dorothy Dunnett.
Biography:
- The Serpent and the Moon, Princess Michael of Kent.
Films:
- Diane (1956), played by Lana Turner.
- Nostradamus (1994), played by Diane Quick.
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