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Anne of Orléans, Abbess of Fontevraud
Deceased Person
1464 – 1491
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Who was Anne of Orléans, Abbess of Fontevraud?
Anne d'Orléans was the youngest child of Charles, Duke of Orléans and Maria of Cleves. Her only brother became king Louis XII of France in 1498.
Anne became abbess of Fontevraud in 1477. This was an abbey in which both monks and nuns lived, but was always ruled by an abbess. She continued the work of her predessecor Marie de Bretagne in reforming the order.
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