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Henry II (French: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis in 1536.
Mar 27, 2024 · Henry II (born March 31, 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, France—died July 10, 1559, Paris) was the king of France from 1547 to 1559, a competent administrator who was also a vigorous suppressor of Protestants within his kingdom.
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Jun 10, 2022 · King Henry II of France was known for his brutality against Protestants. He would burn heretics alive and cut out the tongue of anyone who dared utter a word of dissent against the Catholic Church. But the monarch faced a gruesome death of his own when he was stabbed through the eye by a lance during a jousting tournament in 1559.
Mar 28, 2024 · Henry II (born April 1503, Sangüesa, Navarre—died May 29, 1555, Hagetmau, Fr.) was the king of Navarre from 1516 who for the rest of his life attempted by force and negotiation to regain territories of his kingdom that had been lost by his parents, Catherine de Foix and Jean d’Albret, in 1514.
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Henry II of France ( March 31, 1519 – July 10, 1559) was a King of France and a member of the House of Valois. Henry was crowned King in Rheims, France, on July 25, 1547 . Birth. Henry was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, on March 31, 1519. His parents were Francis I of France and Claude of France . Marriage.
Apr 9, 2024 · Catherine de Médicis. (Show more) Italian: Caterina de’ Medici. (Show more) Born: April 13, 1519, Florence [Italy] (Show more) Died: January 5, 1589, Blois, France (aged 69) (Show more) House / Dynasty: Medici family. (Show more) Notable Family Members: spouse Henry II. father Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici, duca di Urbino.
May 8, 2018 · Henry II (1519–59) King of France (1547–59). Son and successor of Francis I, he married Catherine de' Medici but was dominated by his mistress, Diane de Poitiers, and the rival families of Guise and Montmorency. After bankrupting the royal government, the war with Spain ended with the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559).
