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Henri de Valois, duc d'Angoulême (1551 – 2 June 1586, in Aix-en-Provence), sometimes called "Henri, bâtard de Valois" or "Henri de France", was a Légitimé de France, cleric, and military commander during the Wars of Religion.
Henri d'Angoulême, parfois mentionné sous le nom Henri de Valois, dit le chevalier d'Angoulême, né en 1551 mort en duel le 2 juin 1586 à Aix-en-Provence [1], est un fils naturel du roi de France Henri II avec sa maîtresse Jane Stuart, fille illégitime du roi d'Écosse James IV.
Aug 12, 2022 · Being the most highly favored natural son of the King, Henri was legitimized and made Duke of Angoulême. He would later serve as Abbot of La Chaise-Dieu, Grand Prior of France[2] and Admiral of the Levantine Sea, further ruling as Governor of Provence from 1579 until his death in 1586.
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The accounts left by Duplessis-Mornay and the Duke of Sully both detail their respective escapes from Paris while Margaret of Valois' is the only report written by a member of the royal family and describes events in the palaceduring the massacre. The account of Jacques Auguste de Thou (l. 1553-1617), who was in Paris with Henry of Navarre at the t...
The following texts come from The Histories of De Thou as reprinted in Readings in European History by J. H. Robinson, Volume II, pp. 179-183 and from The Fugger Newsletters by George T. Matthews reprinted in The European Reformations Sourcebook, second edition, by Carter Lindberg, p. 189. In De Thou's account, most of the names can be understood i...
Although Coligny had made it clear he would have revenge for the attempt on his life, and the other Protestant leaders had called for decisive action in finding and prosecuting the would-be assassin, there is no evidence the Protestants were planning an uprising or any kind of military action between 22-24 August 1572. The preemptive strike agreed ...
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Henri d'Angoulême (1551 – June 1586). He was legitimized and became governor of Provence. By Nicole de Savigny: Henri de Saint-Rémi (1557–1621). He was given the title of Count of Saint-Rémy.
- 31 March 1547 – 10 July 1559
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Sep 28, 2022 · Henry II (French: Henri II) (31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559.[1] The second son of Francis I, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis III, Duke of Brittany, in 1536.
Oct 22, 2019 · He took a prominent part in the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew in 1572 and at the siege of La Rochelle. Supported by the royal family, he was made Grand-Prior of the Order of St John, and in 1574, he took a prominent role at the king’s funeral. Issue Section: REVIEWS OF BOOKS.
