▁the ▁west . ▁▁ ▁When ▁the ▁abb ess ▁died ▁she ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁home ▁region ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁an ▁uncle , ▁her ▁parents ▁having ▁by ▁now ▁died . ▁▁ ▁Then ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 2 , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁monaster y ▁at ▁Be aum ont ▁where ▁the ▁abb ess , ▁Anne ▁Bab ou ▁de ▁la ▁Bour da is ière , ▁was ▁her ▁a unt . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 6 , ▁now ▁aged ▁ 1 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁bapt ised ▁by ▁her ▁uncle , ▁the ▁future ▁Card inal ▁de ▁la ▁Bour da is ière . ▁ ▁She ▁took ▁her ▁own ▁religious ▁v ows ▁four ▁years ▁later , ▁becoming ▁a ▁nun ▁at ▁Mont mart re ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 1 5 9 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁about ▁this ▁time , ▁aged ▁ 1 6 , ▁that ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁mist ress ▁of ▁King ▁Henry ▁IV . ▁▁ ▁The ▁king , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁men , ▁was ▁undert aking ▁a ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Paris ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁religious ▁wars ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁▁ ▁He ▁mounted ▁two ▁art illery ▁guns ▁on ▁the ▁ab bey ▁and ▁took ▁it ▁over ▁as ▁army ▁accommod ation . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁n uns ▁fled ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁car nal ▁att ent ions ▁of ▁the ▁soldiers , ▁but ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁them