Hvem daterede 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 8. (født 28. juni 1491 i London, død 28. januar 1547 sammesteds) var konge af England fra 1509 til sin død i 1547.

Henrik er bedst kendt for sine seks ægteskaber, især hans forsøg på at få sit ægteskab med Katharina af Aragonien annulleret. Hans uenighed med paven om det førte til, at Henrik indledte den engelske reformation, som udelukkede Church of England fra enhver pavelig autoritet. Han udnævnte sig selv til den øverste leder af Church of England og opløste klostre. Det blev han ekskommunikeret for.

Henrik var den 2. af slægten Tudor, der regerede England. Den første var hans fader Henrik 7., og siden skulle hans tre børn regere: Edvard 6., Maria 1. og Elizabeth 1..

Indenrigspolitisk er Henrik mest kendt for sine radikale ændringer af den engelske forfatning: de engelske konger har en guddommelig ret til at regere England. Det så man i retsvæsenet, hvor hans modstandere ofte blev anklaget og henrettet uden formel rettergang, og hvor parlamentet kunne tillade at gå uden om retsvæsenet. Han nåede mange af sine politiske mål ved dygtige ministre, hvoraf en del faldt i unåde og blev henrettet. Fx Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, Richard Rich og Thomas Cranmer.

Han brugte formuer. Mange fik han fra klostrenes opløsning. Og særlove, som han lod Reformationsparlamentet gennemføre, var med til at kanalisere de penge til kongen, der hidtil var gået til paven. På trods af de mange nye indkomster var Henriks England vedvarende på randen af ruin grundet hans personlige levevis og dyre krige på kontinentet mod Frans 1. af Frankrig og Karl 5. af det Tysk-romerske Rige. Henrik vedblev at kræve dele af Frankrig indlemmet i England. På hjemmefronten formaliserede han unionen mellem England og Wales med omfattende lovgivning i 1535 og 1542, og han var den første konge i mange år, som gjorde krav på titlen Konge af Irland efter Crown of Ireland Act i 1542.

Hans samtidige betragtede ham som attraktiv, uddannet og dygtig. Han er beskrevet som “en af de mest karismatiske herskere på den engelske trone nogensinde”. Han var forfatter og komponist. Men andre har beskrevet ham som egoistisk, hård, lunefuld og usikker.