Dr. Estelle Paranque

And so his allegiance is going to go towards his wife Anne. And her family. So Catherine here is not really gaining much power, but she's growing in terms of like, she asked to be called Queen Mother of France. And that is a title that has never been given before. And it's a very important title because in the title you have Queen.

And so his allegiance is going to go towards his wife Anne. And her family. So Catherine here is not really gaining much power, but she's growing in terms of like, she asked to be called Queen Mother of France. And that is a title that has never been given before. And it's a very important title because in the title you have Queen.

I want to tell you that before Francis I had his mother, she was Mother of the King.

I want to tell you that before Francis I had his mother, she was Mother of the King.

And you see the difference between Mother of the King and Queen Mother. And that's an importance, a title she gives herself. And that's going to have more and more importance in the years to come.

And you see the difference between Mother of the King and Queen Mother. And that's an importance, a title she gives herself. And that's going to have more and more importance in the years to come.

Navarre is a small territory between Spain and France and has had such a huge diplomatic importance for centuries before.

Navarre is a small territory between Spain and France and has had such a huge diplomatic importance for centuries before.

And they're royal blood. Both of them have like princes of blood in them. It's very important because when you're a prince of blood, it means you have a right to the throne.

And they're royal blood. Both of them have like princes of blood in them. It's very important because when you're a prince of blood, it means you have a right to the throne.

Yes. I mean, again, OK, that's, again, from a source that is like their detractors. But there's a bit of truth in that in terms of like they control them.

Yes. I mean, again, OK, that's, again, from a source that is like their detractors. But there's a bit of truth in that in terms of like they control them.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You sound like Catherine.

You sound like Catherine.

I sound like a mother.

I sound like a mother.

It's Charles. It's going to be Charles IX of France. He's totally, utterly under the control of his mother. And Catherine, she's become the matriarch of a family.

It's Charles. It's going to be Charles IX of France. He's totally, utterly under the control of his mother. And Catherine, she's become the matriarch of a family.