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Religion. Catholicism. Signature. 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.
Henry II of France was succeeded by his sons, none of whom would succeed in producing a male heir. The sons of Henry II would be the last heirs male of Philip III of France. Right after them ranked the Bourbons, descended from a younger brother of Philip III.
Henry II was the king of France from 1547 to 1559, a competent administrator who was also a vigorous suppressor of Protestants within his kingdom. The second son of Francis I and Claude of France, Henry was sent with his brother Francis, the dauphin, as a hostage to Spain in 1526 and did not return.
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father Henry II. mother Catherine de Médici. brother François, duc d’Anjou. brother Henry III. brother Charles IX. sister Margaret of Valois. (Show more) Francis II (born January 19, 1544, Fontainebleau, France—died December 5, 1560, Orléans) was the king of France from 1559, who was dominated throughout his reign by the powerful Guise family.
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Henry's claims over lands in France (in shades of red) at their peak. Henry had a difficult relationship with Louis VII of France throughout the 1150s. The two men had already clashed over Henry's succession to Normandy and the remarriage of Eleanor, and the relationship was not repaired.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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. Quick Facts King of France (more...), Reign ... Close.
In 1189, fifty-six-year-old Henry II, facing his own looming death, designated Richard as his successor. Richard’s unexpected ascent to the throne cast Angevin space into a period of crisis that lasted until it found a new arrangement for its various components.
