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1492 CE - 1549 CE: Life of Marguerite de Navarre, writer, philosopher, diplomat, reformer, and Queen of Navarre.
1496 CE: Marguerite de Navarre's father dies; family moves to the court of King Louis XII.
1509 CE: Marguerite de Navarre marries Charles IV, Duke of Alencon.
1515 CE: Marguerite de Navarre's brother, Francois I, becomes King of France.
1520 CE - 1524 CE: Marguerite de Navarre writes her first literary and religious works.
1525 CE: Marguerite de Navarre's brother, Francois I, is captured and held for ransom by Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire.
1526 CE: Marguerite de Navarre negotiates her brother's release from captivity.
1534 CE: Marguerite de Navarre loses her influence over her brother after the Affair of the Placards.
1539 CE: Marguerite de Navarre inspires Marie Dentiere's A Very Useful Epistle.
1539 CE - 1549 CE: Marguerite de Navarre continues to write and advocate for religious tolerance and expression until her death.