Princess Claude of France, daughter of Louis XII, marries her cousin Francis, Duke of Angouleme. She had previously been betrothed to Charles, heir to Spain and Burgundy, but the French Estates deemed this too politically dangerous a match, since it would involve the loss of Brittany and a France surrounded on all sides by Hapsburg power.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Princess Claude of France marries Francis, Duke of Angouleme". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14206, accessed 06 May 2024.]
