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Anne d'Orléans (1464 – 1491 in Poitiers) was a French abbess. She was the youngest child of Charles, Duke of Orléans, and Maria of Cleves. Her only brother became King Louis XII of France in 1498.
Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France and then of England thanks to her marriage to Henry II, is the emblematic figure of the Royal Abbey. She kept close links with Fontevraud and came here to run the affairs of the kingdom after the death of her husband.
The Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud or Fontevrault (in French: abbaye de Fontevraud) was a monastery in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in the former French Duchy of Anjou. It was founded in 1101 by the itinerant preacher Robert of Arbrissel.
The following is a list of abbesses of Fontevraud, heads of Fontevraud Abbey, founded by Robert of Arbrissel.
Anne d’Orléans (1464-9 septembre 1491), est la vingt-sixième abbesse de l'abbaye de Fontevraud (maison-mère de l'ordre de Fontevraud), de 1478 à sa mort.
22 feb 2024 · Come and visit the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud and plunge into the heart of history. This vast monastic city has known an incredible destiny that we will reveal to you throughout this article. First an abbey , then a prison , it became a real cultural center in 1975.
Mary of Brittany died in 1477, but her work was continued by her successors, Anne of Orleans, sister of Louis XII, and renee de Bourbon. The latter may well be styled the greatest of the abbesses, both on account of the numbers of priories (28) in which she reestablished discipline, and the victory which she gained over the rebellious religious ...
