Charlotte Catherine de La Trémoille

Charlotte Catherine de La Trémoille (1568 – 29 August 1629) was a French noblewoman and Princess of Condé by marriage. She was a member of the House of de La Trémoille.
Biography
The youngest of five children born to the Duke and Duchess of Thouars, she was a member of the de La Trémoille family, one of the oldest and most renowned in France. Her father was closely tied with the royal family of France (the House of Valois). Her maternal grandfather Anne de Montmorency was captured with his king, Francis I, at the Battle of Pavia in February 1525.
Her future husband, Henri de Bourbon, Prince de Condé was the son of the late Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Condé and Eléanor de Roucy de Roye.
Henri was one of the most important men in the kingdom, holding the prestigious rank of First Prince of the Blood (Prince du Sang). The couple married on 16 March 1586, Henri completely enamoured by his attractive wife who was sixteen years...