Katherine Briconnet
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Gender | Female |
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Date of birth | January 1,1494 |
Died | 1526 |
Current partner | Thomas Bohier |
Children | Antoine II Bohier |
Francois Bohier | |
Gilles Bohier | |
Parents | Raoulette de Beaune |
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ID | 4430169 |
Katherine Briconnet Life story
Katherine Briçonnet was a French noblewoman, daughter of Guillaume Briçonnet and wife of Thomas Bohier. She was influential in designing the Château de Chenonceau. Her husband had purchased the site which contained the ruins of an earlier fortress as he wished to build a Renaissance château there.