Case file · Haunting

Françoise de Foix at Châteaubriant

Françoise de Foix, former mistress of François I, died at Châteaubriant castle in 1537; legend says her jealous husband killed her, and her ghost walks the castle.

1537 CE · 47.72, -1.38 · status: legend

The sceptical view

Historians have found no proof of murder; she may have died of illness.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Françoise de Foix
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