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A Woman to Know: Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval

A Woman to Know: Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval

The poor woman, seeing that she was approaching the ship, drew herself to the edge of the sea, at which place they found her on their arrival. — Queen Marguerite of Navarre

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The poor woman, seeing that she was approaching the ship, drew herself to the edge of the sea, at which place they found her on their arrival. — Queen Marguerite of Navarre

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This is what we know: French noblewoman Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval and her wealthy relative Jean-Francois (some say he was her brother, others her uncle, ot…

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