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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.
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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.
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The two houses fought the Hundred Years' War over the issue, and with Henry VI of England being for a time partially recognized as King of France. The Valois line died out in the late 16th century, during the French Wars of Religion, to be replaced by the distantly related House of Bourbon, which descended through the Direct Capetian Louis IX.
NameReignSuccessionLife DetailsHugh "Capet" Hugues [l]1 June 987 [xiii] – 24 October 996 (9 ...Elected king by the French nobles. Son of ...c. 940 – 24 October 996 (aged approx. 55) ...24 October 996 [xiv] – 20 July 1031 (34 ...Only son of Hugh Capetc. 970 – 20 July 1031 (aged approx. 60) ...Hughes (junior king) [n]19 June 1017 – 17 September 1025 (under ...Son of Robert IIc. 1007 – 17 September 1025 (aged approx.20 July 1031 [xv] – 4 August 1060 (29 ...Son of Robert IIc. 1005 – 4 August 1060 (aged approx. 55) ...Catherine de' Medici married Henry, Duke of Orléans, the future Henry II of France, in Marseille on 28 October 1533. She gave birth to ten children, of whom four sons and three daughters survived to marriageable age. Three of her sons became kings of France, while two of her daughters married kings and one married a duke.
War of the Three Henrys, (1587–89), the last of the Wars of Religion in France in the late 16th century, fought between the moderate but devious King Henry III, the ultra-Roman Catholic Henri I de Lorraine, 3e duc de Guise, and the Huguenot leader Henry of Bourbon, king of Navarre and heir.
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Jan 27, 2021 · Petite Portrait of Henry III, King Who Challenged Sexual Norms in 16th-Century France, Discovered. Art dealer Philip Mould purchased the miniature “sight unseen” during lockdown. Now, he’s...
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On 30 June 1559, Henry II, King of France, was mortally wounded in the head by a lance during a jousting match. Despite the best efforts of his physicians, Ambroise Paré and Andreas Vesalius, King Henry died 11 days later.
Jun 22, 2019 · OVERVIEW. Men’s fashion of the 1530s was dominated by the broad-shouldered silhouettes made iconic by King Henry VIII. Women’s fashion showed greater regional variation, with Italian women establishing trends that would soon spread to the rest of Europe in the second half of the century.
