Hvem daterte Jane Popincourt?

Jane Popincourt (c. 1484 – c. 1530 CE) was a French noblewoman, tutor, and maid-of-honour. She served in the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII of England.

For around twelve years, she had a position at the English court, first in the reign of Henry VII, as a distinguished tutor engaged to teach French to the princesses Margaret and Mary; and later in 1509, on the accession of Henry VIII, she was appointed a maid-of-honour to his wife, Catherine of Aragon. In 1514, there were rumors that Jane had become the King's mistress.

During the Battle of the Spurs in 1513, the King's troops captured a number of French nobles, notably Louis I d'Orléans, duke of Longueville. It is unknown if the Duke had met Jane at the French court, but as her countryman they seem to have been introduced upon his arrival at the English court and they soon began a liaison. Although he was technically a hostage, he was used as a supplementary ambassador in arranging the marriage of Mary Tudor and Louis XII, and was treated with respect as such. This damaged the reputation of Jane, who was probably then in her mid-to-late twenties, an age by which a woman would have been expected to be married. When the Duke returned to France in 1514, Jane remained at the English court and, some rumours suggested, may have begun a brief affair with Henry VIII. However, she seems to have wanted to return home. It has also been speculated that she was no longer welcome at the English court. She was listed as an attendant to Henry's sister, Princess Mary, who was about to become the queen of France. Louis XII refused to accept Jane as an attendant for his new wife, however, apparently on the grounds of believing Jane was promiscuous.

Jane remained in England until 1516, when she returned to France. She is said to have reignited her affair with the Duke and received a parting gift of £100 from Henry.

Louis I d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville (1480 – Beaugency, 1 August 1516), was a French aristocrat and general, Grand Chamberlain of France and governor of Provence.

Louis was the second son of François d'Orléans, Count of Dunois and Agnes of Savoy. He succeeded his elder brother François II in 1512, and became 2nd Duke of Longueville, Count of Montgommery, Count of Tancarville, Prince of Châlet-Aillon, Marquis of Rothelin and viscount of Abberville. His paternal grandfather, Jean, Count of Dunois, was the illegitimate son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans – son of King Charles V of France.

On 16 August 1513, Louis was taken prisoner by the English at the battle of the Spurs when he attempted to bring relief to the siege of Thérouanne. He was sent to Catherine of Aragon, who first lodged him in the Tower of London while she dealt with the Scottish invasion and the battle of Flodden. Longueville was treated very well in England, having a relationship with Jane Popincourt. He stood in for Louis XII of France in the marriage ceremony with Mary Tudor in Greenwich Palace on 13 August 1514.

Louis married in 1504, Johanna of Hachberg-Sausenberg, daughter of Philip of Hochberg.
They had:

• Claude (1508 – November 9, 1524), Duke of Longueville and peer of France
• Louis II (1510 – June 9, 1537), married Marie of Lorraine (Mary of Guise), succeeded his brother
• François (1513–1548), Marquis of Rothelin, married Jacqueline de Rohan and had issue:
  • Léonor d'Orléans, duc de Longueville, and Francoise d'Orléans
  • Another source claims the Marquis had an affair with Françoise de Blosset, resulting in a daughter, Francoise d'Orléans-Rothelin.
• Charlotte (1512–1549), Mademoiselle de Longueville prior to her marriage to Philippe, Duke of Nemours

Henrik VIII av England (1491–1547) var konge av England og Lord av Irland (fra 1542 konge av Irland) fra 22. april 1509 til sin død. Han er mest kjent for å ha utløst den engelske reformasjon og for sine seks ekteskap, og at han fikk to av sine koner halshogd.

Han ble tronarving etter at hans eldre bror Arthur, prins av Wales døde i 1502.

Henrik VIII ble beryktet på grunn av sine kvinnehistorier. Han kunne visstnok til tider være tyrannisk, men han regnes også som en sterk monark som hadde folkets støtte. Han styrket utenrikspolitikken på bekostning av innenriksaffærer, og sørget for at landet ble en sjømakt. Han skal også ha vært ganske lærd. Han interesserte seg for musikk og spilte selv, og skrev også selv musikk og sangtekster. Den mest kjente av disse er «Pastime with Good Company», også kjent som «The Kynges Ballade». I yngre år var han en dyktig atlet, og drev med dysting, jakt og tennis. Senere ble han svært overvektig, og de siste årene led han av dårlig helse.