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Did Jeanne join the Huguenot side after her conversion?

  • Yes

  • No

  • It is not known

  • Jeanne was neutral

Answer

Yes, she did. Jeanne de La Tour d'Auvergne, known as Jeanne d'Albret, was the Queen of Navarre and the mother of King Henry IV of France. She was a Huguenot, a Protestant Christian, and she converted to Catholicism in 1560 in order to marry Antoine de Bourbon, a Catholic. After her conversion, she joined the Huguenot side in the French Wars of Religion.
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