Jeanne d'Albret, Marble sculpture in Jardin du Luxembourg, France
Jeanne d'Albret is a standing marble figure by Jean-Louis Brian, dated 1848, set on a stone pedestal along the terrace of the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement. She wears a 16th-century gown and holds a book, one of the series of queens and notable women installed under Louis-Philippe.
Jeanne d'Albret (1528–1572) became Queen of Navarre in 1555 and made Protestantism the religion of her realm in 1560. Her son, the future Henry IV, was raised as a Protestant under her direction. The marble statue by Jean-Louis Brian dates from 1848 and was placed in the Jardin du Luxembourg among the series of queens of France.
The statue belongs to the 1848 series of twenty figures of French queens and notable women commissioned for the Jardin du Luxembourg. Jeanne d'Albret, mother of Henri IV, was raised as a Protestant and in 1572 arranged the marriage of her son to Marguerite de Valois. Her name is inscribed on the pedestal, which lets visitors identify her among the garden's queens.
The statue stands in the 6th arrondissement of Paris and is wheelchair-accessible within the grounds of the garden. The site is open daily from sunrise to sunset, so plan your visit for morning or early afternoon hours.
Jeanne d'Albret was the mother of Henry IV, the first Bourbon king of France, and she raised him as a Protestant before his conversion. The statue is one of a set of twenty figures of queens and women of France commissioned for the Jardin du Luxembourg under Louis-Philippe, each assigned to a different sculptor.
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