“Love works in miracles every day: such as weakening the strong, and stretching the weak; making fools of the wise, and wise men of fools; favouring the passions, destroying reason, and in a word, turning everything topsy-turvy.”
Quote by Margaret of Valois
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Margaret of Valois
Margaret of Valois, born on May 14, 1553, and died on March 27, 1615, was the Queen of Navarre. She was the daughter of King Henry II of France, the wife of King Henry III of Navarre, and the mother of King Henry IV of France. Margaret played a significant role in the French Wars of Religion, and her political and religious stance had a profound impact on French history. more
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