Alice of France

Alice Culluard (16 December 1551 - 15 July 1571) was the Queen of D'Italia from 12 June 1568 until July 1571 as the first wife of King Lincoln. The daughter of King Carlyle III and Queen Maribel of France, Alice was five years old when she was betrothed to Prince Francis, heir apparent to the German throne. In 1567, four days before she was to wed, Prince Francis was murdered by an English soldier.

In need of loyalty for France, Alice became engaged to King Lincoln May IV of D'Italia in 1568.

Early Life
Alice was born at the Archbishop's Palace in France near Madrid, on the night of 16 December 1551. She was the only surviving child of King Carlyle III and Queen Maribel of France.

Alice was educated by a tutor, Alessandro Geraldi, who was a clerk in Holy Orders. She studied canon and civil law, classical literature, genealogy and heraldry, history, philosophy, religion, and theology. She learned to speak, read and write in Spanish and Latin, and spoke French and Greek. She was also taught domestic skills, such as cooking, dancing, drawing, embroidery, good manner, lace-making, music, needlepoint, sewing, spinning, and weaving.

At an early age, Alice was considered a suitable wife for Prince Francis, heir apparent to the German throne, due to the French ancestry she inherited from her mother.

At the age of 16, four days before she was to wed, Prince Francis was killed. France was in dire need of loyalty, so Queen Alice married King Lincoln May of D'Italia to gain loyalty of D'Italia.

Marriage to King Lincoln May IV
On 12 June 1568, Alice married King Lincoln May IV of D'Italia. Alice's only duty as Queen was to produce an heir.

After two months of marriage, Queen Alice became pregnant. On 19 March 1569, Queen Alice gave birth to a daughter, Princess Abigail. In June 1570, Queen Alice gave birth to a second daughter, Princess Catherine.

After two children and still no male, King Lincoln gave her one last try to produce an heir.

Upon her third pregnancy, Alice gave birth to her third daughter in July 1571.

Death
Following the birth of her third daughter, not even five hours after giving birth, Queen Alice was taken to Tower Green and tied to a stake. There, she was lit on fire and burned to her death.