Charles I, Duke of Orléans

It is necessary at the outset to refer to the mother whose influence and companionship served so greatly to mold her daughter's career.

Louise of Savoy, daughter of Count Philip of Bresse, subsequently Duke of Savoy, was born at Le Pont-d'Anne in 1477, and upon the death of her mother, Margaret de Bourbon, she married Charles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême, to whom she brought the slender dowry of 35,000 livres.

Footnote.

The value of the Paris livre at this date was 20 sols, so that the amount would be equivalent to about 1,400 pounds.