Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, Marquise de Verneuil, was a favorite mistress of Henri IV of France after Gabrielle d'Estrées died: her sister Marie-Charlotte de Balzac d’Entragues was also a mistress of the king. She was the daughter of Charles Balzac d'Entragues and his wife Marie Touchet, who was formerly the sole mistress of Charles IX of France. She had two children by the king, a son and daughter, Gaston Henri de Borbon, Duc de Verneuil, and Gabrielle Angelique, Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who married Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette, duc d'Épernon.
Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, Marquise de Verneuil, was a favorite mistress of Henri IV of France after Gabrielle d'Estrées died: her sister Marie-Charlotte de Balzac d’Entragues was also a mistress of the king. She was the daughter of Charles Balzac d'Entragues and his wife Marie Touchet, who was formerly the sole mistress of Charles IX of France. She had two children by the king, a son and daughter, Gaston Henri de Borbon, Duc de Verneuil, and Gabrielle Angelique, Mademoiselle de Verneuil, who married Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette, duc d'Épernon.
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