[2] Fearing a trap, Louis II de La Trémoille went to Auvergne to meet his future spouse himself.
The month the child was born, King Charles VIII agreed to be the godfather, bestowing his name on their son.
During the thirty years of her marriage, Gabrielle de Bourbon often found herself representing the La Trémoille family on her own.
Her many letters, as well as the inventory of her possessions, show her personality,[3] as well as her preoccupation with keeping her domain running smoothly.
The inventory of her possessions, conserved in the charters of Thouars, reveals a collection of 70 paintings and 18 printed books.