Editing Gabrielle d'Estrées (section)

==Birth==

Gabrielle d'Estrées was born at either the [[Château de la Bourdaisière]] in [[Montlouis-sur-Loire]] in [[Touraine]], or at the Château de [[Cœuvres-et-Valsery|Cœuvres]] in [[Picardy]].{{sfn|Desclozeaux|1889|pp=1-2}} Her parents were [[Antoine d'Estrées]], Marquis of Cœuvres, and [[Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière]].{{sfn|Adams|Adams|2020|p=92}} The women in her family, particularly on her mother's side, were noted for the beauty prized in the French royal court. Her sister Diane became the mistress of [[Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette|Épernon]] and her aunt Isabelle also had the same relationship with [[Philippe Hurault de Cheverny|Chancellor Philippe Hurault de Cheverny]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pitts |first=Vincent J. |title=Henri IV of France: His Reign and Age |publisher=JHU Press |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-4214-0714-2 |pages=161 |language=en}}</ref>