Jeanne III d'Albret
Queen regnant of Navarre
Years: 1528 - 1572
Jeanne III (16 November 1528 – 9 June 1572), also known as Joan III or Jeanne d'Albret, is Queen regnant of Navarre from 1555 to 1572.
She marries Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, and is the mother of Henry of Bourbon, who becomes King of Navarre as well as of France as the first Bourbon king.
She is the Duchess of Vendôme by marriage.
She is the acknowledged spiritual and political leader of the French Huguenot movement.
