The Resume

(September 22, 1601-January 20, 1666)
Queen Consort of France/Regent
Wife of King Louis XIII of France
Mother of King Louis XIV of France
Member of the House of Hasburg (the Spanish branch)

Why he might be annoying:

She and her husband had a mistrustful marriage.
Although Regent, she entrusted the French government to Jules Mazarin, the prime minister and her supposed lover.
Although her Regency ended with Louis XIV coming to age, she still exerted influence and power over her son. (1651)
To secure peace between France and Spain, she made her son marry her niece, the Spanish Hapsburg princess Marie-Thérèse of Austria.

Why he might not be annoying:

Her memoirs were published by François de la Rochefoucauld (1662).
She retired to a convent (1661).
She's viewed by many as brilliant and cunning (Louis XIV wouldn't survive his childhood without her).
She is a central figure in Alexandre Dumas' novel 'The Three Musketeers.'

Credit: Jeff

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• French Royalty
• I Have Breast Cancer
• Jeff's Profiles [Series 1]
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Powdered Wig Wearers
• Profiles 13251-13500 (Ranked: 13473)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 61 Votes: 54.10% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 33 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 46 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 62 Votes: 74.19% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 145 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 60 Votes: 61.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 102 Votes: 63.73% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 181 Votes: 64.09% Annoying