"For my part, I remained a close prisoner, without a visit from a single person, none of my most intimate friends daring to come near me, through the apprehension that such a step might prove injurious to their interests. Thus it is ever in Courts. Adversity is solitary, while prosperity dwells in a crowd; the object of persecution being sure to be shunned by his nearest friends and dearest connections."
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Monarchs from FranceMemoirists from FranceWomen born before the 19th centuryWomen authors from France
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Memoirs (1628) Letter XII (tr. Anon., 1899)
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Margaret of Valois
Margaret of Valois (French: Marguerite; 14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615), popularly known as Queen Margot (La Reine Margot), was Queen of Navarre from 1572 to 1599 and Queen of France from 1589 to 1599 as the consort of Henry IV of France and III of Navarre.
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