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Henry II (18 April 1503 – 25 May 1555), nicknamed Sangüesino because he was born in Sangüesa, was the King of Navarre from 1517. The kingdom had been reduced to a small territory north of the Pyrenees mountains by the Spanish conquest of 1512.
Antoine de Bourbon, roi de Navarre (22 April 1518 – 17 November 1562) was the King of Navarre through his marriage (jure uxoris) to Queen Jeanne III, from 1555 until his death. He was the first monarch of the House of Bourbon , of which he became head in 1537.
- Early Life
- Murder of Charles de La Cerda and Relations with John II
- Versus The Dauphin
- Revolution in Paris and The Jacquerie
- Capitulation
- Burgundian Inheritance and The Loss of Normandy
- Charles and The Spanish Wars
- Last French Possessions Lost and The Humbling of Navarre
- Marriage and Children
- Death
Charles was born in Évreux, the son of Philip of Évreux and Joan II of Navarre. His father was first cousin to King Philip VI of France, while his mother, Joan, was the only child of King Louis X. Charles of Navarre was 'born of the fleur-de-lyson both sides', as he liked to point out, but he succeeded to a shrunken inheritance as far as his French...
Charles II served as Royal Lieutenant in Languedoc in 1351 and commanded the army which captured Port-Sainte-Marie on the Garonne in 1352. The same year he married Joan of Valois, the daughter of King John II of France. He soon became jealous of the Constable of France, Charles de La Cerda, who was to be a beneficiary of the fiefdom of Angoulême. C...
After John was captured by the English following his defeat at the Battle of Poitiers, Charles remained in prison. However, many of his partisans were active in the Estates General, which endeavoured to govern and reform France in the power vacuum created by the imprisonment of the king, while much of the country degenerated into anarchy. They cont...
Meanwhile Paris was in the throes of revolution. On 22 February the Dauphin's chief military officers, the marshals Jean de Conflans and Robert de Clermont were murdered before his eyes by a mob led by Etienne Marcel, who made the Dauphin a virtual prisoner and invited Charles of Navarre to return to the city, which he did on 26 February with a lar...
After this debacle Charles stayed outside Paris at the Abbey of St Denis and left the city to its fate while the revolution burned itself out, Etienne Marcel was killed, and the Dauphin regained control of Paris. Meanwhile he opened negotiations with the English King, proposing that Edward III and he should divide France between themselves: if Edwa...
In 1361, after the death of his second cousin the young Duke Philip I of Burgundy, Charles claimed the Duchy of Burgundy by primogeniture. He was the grandson of Margaret, eldest daughter of Duke Robert II of Burgundy (d. 1306). However, the duchy was taken by King John II, who was son of Joan, second daughter of Duke Robert II, who claimed it in p...
The cessation of war in France left vast numbers of French, English, Gascon and Navarrese soldiers and freebooters in search of mercenary employment, and many of these soon became involved in the wars of Castille and Aragon, both of which bordered Navarre. Charles typically tried to exploit the situation by making agreements with both sides that wo...
With the resumption of war between France and England in 1369 Charles saw fresh opportunities to increase his status in France. He left Navarre and met Duke John V of Brittany in Nantes, where they agreed to come to each other's aid if either was attacked by France. Basing himself in Cherbourg, the principal town in what remained of his territories...
He married Joan of France (1343–1373), daughter of King John II of France. He had the following children by Joan: 1. Marie (1360, Puente la Reina – aft. 1400), married in Tudela on 20 January 1393 Alfonso d'Aragona, Duke of Gandia 2. Charles III of Navarre(1361–1425) 3. Bonne (1364 – aft. 1389) 4. Pedro, Count of Mortain (c. 31 March 1366, Évreux –...
Charles died in Pamplona, aged 54. His horrific death became famous all over Europe, and was often cited by moralists, and sometimes illustrated in illuminated manuscript chronicles. There are several versions of the story, varying in the details. This is Francis Blagdon's English account, of 1803: John Cassell's moralistic version states:
Apr 2, 2022 · English: Henry II of Navarre aka Henri d'Albret (April 18, 1503 - May 25, 1555), was the eldest son of John III of Navarre aka Jean d'Albret (d. 1516) by his wife Catherine de Foix, sister and heiress of Francis Phoebus, King of Navarre, and was born at Sangüesa .....
May 27, 2019 · Henry II of Navarre. English: Henry II of Navarre aka Henri d'Albret (April 18, 1503 - May 25, 1555), was the eldest son of John III of Navarre aka Jean d'Albret (d. 1516) by his wife Catherine de Foix, sister and heiress of Francis Phoebus, King of Navarre, and was born at Sangüesa .....
Jan 24, 2020 · Henry II D' Albert was King of Navarre (Roi de Navarre) and was born on 18 Apr 1503 in Sanguesse, Navarre, Spain, christened in Gascony and died on 25 May 1555 in Hagernau, Bearn, France.
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Aug 10, 2024 · 'Henry II (18 April 1503 – 25 May 1555) was the eldest son of John III of Navarre (died 1516) and Catherine I of Navarre, sister and heiress of Francis Phoebus, King of Navarre; he was born at Sangüesa.
