THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Diane de Poitiers

Diane de Poitiers has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists September 12, 1499 in Saint-Vallier.

Born

September 12, 1499

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: May 5, 1566

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Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.

Birthplace
Saint-Vallier
Professions
royal mistress, lady-in-waiting
Citizenship
France

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: September 12, 1499 (Olomouc City Library regional database; Nuova Biblioteca Manoscritta Catalogue; OPAC SBN; Q24402907) or January 18, 1500 (Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

More about Diane de Poitiers

Birth name
Diane de Poitiers

Family

Partner
Henry II of France

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Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05. View Wikidata record

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Where was Diane de Poitiers born?

Diane de Poitiers was born in Saint-Vallier.

What was Diane de Poitiers’s name at birth?

Diane de Poitiers’s recorded birth name is Diane de Poitiers.