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Monsieur François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon ( French: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 [1] – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici .
Jun 6, 2024 · François, duc d’Anjou (born March 18, 1554, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France—died June 10, 1584, Château-Thierry) was the fourth and youngest son of Henry II of France and Catherine de Médicis; his three brothers—Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III—were kings of France. But for his early death at age 30, he too would have been king.
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Francis, Duke of Anjou. The second suitor whom Elizabeth seriously considered was Francis, Duke of Anjou, brother of King Henry III of France. Although this suitor came with political benefits, Elizabeth was genuinely attracted to the much younger Duke and eager to marry him.
FRANÇOIS, DUKE OF ALENÇON AND ANJOU (1554-1584), was the youngest of the four sons of King Henri II of France and Catherine de' Medici. In childhood, he contracted smallpox, which left him disfigured (though little of it is shown in portraits).
On 8 December 2004, Henry, Count of Paris, Duke of France, Orléanist Pretender to the French throne, granted the title Duke of Anjou to his nephew, Charles-Philippe d'Orléans. Since he did not recognize his cousin's courtesy title, in his view, the title was available since 1795.
This widespread ambush on the Huguenots catalyzed a fourth religious war in France, only ending with Henry IV’s coronation in 1598. After Henry III signed the “Edict of Beaulieu,” in 1576, Francis became the Duke of various French lands; most significantly, Anjou.
Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (Hercule François; 18 March 1554 or 1555 – 10 June 1584), was the youngest son of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. An attractive child, he was unfortunately scarred by smallpox at age eight, and his pitted face and slightly deformed spine did not...
