While the birth of Princess Charlotte in England (May 2, 2015) made the first name jump in France, and Louise is today the second name most given to little girls, Blanche and Eleanor, on the other hand, are less popular. .
However, as we can very well read in
L'Officiel des prenoms 2023
by Stéphanie Rapoport and Claire Tabarly Perrin (1), these are first names that share the same privilege: that of having been worn over the centuries by queens of France.
Zoom on 23 elegant and royal first names.
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Adelaide
.
Adelaide of Aquitaine, queen of the Franks, is the wife of King Hugues Capet of France.
Susanna
.
Rozala of Italy or Ivrea, nicknamed Suzanne, very briefly became queen of the Franks by marrying Robert, future king of France, Robert II the Pious in 988.
Bertha
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Berthe de Bourgogne is the second wife of Robert II the Pious, second king of the Capetian dynasty.
Constancy
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Constance of Arles is Queen of France through her marriage to King Robert II the Pious.
Matilda
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Mathilde de France is the daughter of Louis IV d'Outremer, king of the Franks, and Gerberge de Saxe.
She becomes queen of Burgundy following her marriage to Conrad III the Pacific.
Anne
.
Wife of Henry I, Anne of kyiv (or Anne of Russia) was Queen of the Franks from 1051 to 1060 and mother of King Philip I.
Bertrade.
Bertrade de Montfort is successively, by her various marriages, Countess of Anjou and Queen of the Franks.
Adele.
Adèle de Champagne is queen of the Franks by her marriage to Louis VII of France.
Isabella
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Isabelle de Hainaut is, by her marriage with King Philippe II of France, Queen of the Franks from 1180 to 1190.
Ingeburg.
Ingeburga of Denmark became Queen of France following her marriage to King Philip II Augustus in 1193.
Agnes
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Agnès de Méranie becomes queen of the Franks after her marriage to Philippe II of France.
White
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Blanche de Castille is queen of France by her marriage to Louis VIII.
Marguerite
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Marguerite de Provence is queen of France, and wife of Louis IX.
Mary
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Marie de Brabant became queen of France following her marriage to King Philippe III le Hardi in 1274.
Joan
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Jeanne de Navarre was queen of France from 1285 to 1305, and wife of the king of France Philippe IV le Bel.
Clemency
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Clemence of Hungary married Louis X le Hutin, great-grandson of Saint Louis, on August 13, 1315.
Isabeau
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Isabeau of Bavaria is sent to France to marry King Charles VI.
His coronation was organized in 1389.
Charlotte
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Charlotte of Savoy becomes by her marriage with the future king Louis XI, dauphine (1451) then queen of France (1461).
Claudius
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Claude de France became queen of France in 1515 by marrying François Ier, king of France.
Eleanor
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Éléonore de Habsbourg was Queen of France from 1530 to 1547 following her marriage to King François I.
Katherine
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Through her marriage to the future King Henry II, Catherine de Medici became Dauphine and Duchess of Brittany from 1536 to 1547, then Queen of France from 1547 to 1559.
Elizabeth
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Elisabeth of Austria is the wife of the King of France Charles IX and as such Queen of France from 1571 to 1574.
Louisa
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Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont was Queen of France from 1575 to 1589 and Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania in 1575, following her marriage to Henry III of France.
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The Official First Names 2023
, by Stéphanie Rapoport and Claire Tabarly Perrin, Éditions First, €17.95.