was banished to a convent. She later married wealthy Tuscan banker Scipion Sardini, a favoured protégé of Catherine de' Medici. Isabelle was born in Limeuil...
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Archives (4th arr.) from the late 16th century; the Hôtel Scipion Sardini at 13 rue Scipion in the (5th arr,) from 1532, and the Abbot's residence at...
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Balzac was inspired by many historical figures. One story is about Scipion Sardini [fr], Count of Chaumont (1526–1609), banker to Henry III and Catherine...
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d'Auvergne (d. 1560) Abbess of Paraclet Isabelle de La Tour (d. 1609) m. Scipion Sardini [fr] Antoinette de La Tour (d. 1608) m. Charles Robert de La Marck [fr]...
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