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May 8, 2018 · HENRY II (FRANCE) (1519 – 1559; ruled 1547 – 1559), king of France. The second son of Francis I (ruled 1515 – 1547) and Claude of France, Henry was born on 31 March 1519. He was seven years old when he and his older brother Francis were sent to Spain as hostages for their father, who had been captured at Pavia in February 1525.
Diane de Poitiers (9 January 1500 – 25 April 1566) was a French noblewoman and prominent courtier. She wielded much power and influence as King Henry II 's royal mistress and adviser until his death. Her position increased her wealth and family's status. She was a major patron of French Renaissance architecture .
Sep 7, 2022 · Henry II was the King of France from 1547 to 1559. During his youth, he was held as a hostage in Spain in exchange for the freedom of his father, King Francis I , who had been captured in battle.
Henry II, King of France (until d. 1559); Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Residenzschloss, Weimar (by 1804–d. 1828); by descent to Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Residenzschloss, Weimar, later Schloss Heinrichau, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Henryków, Poland) (1901–d
Jul 7, 2009 · Henry II was fatally injured by the Count of Montgomery during a jousting tournament. He died on July 10th, 1559. Born in 1519, the future Henry II married Catherine de Medici in 1533 when they were both 14 years old. His father, King Francis I, reportedly supervised the consummation, announcing they had both shown valour in the ‘joust’.
May 27, 2021 · Known for: Being the queen mother of France during the reign of her three sons. Husband: Henry II of France. Children: 10, including Francis II of France; Charles IX of France; Henry III of France; Margaret of Valois and Francis, Duke of Anjou. Legacy: Catherine de Medici’s legacy is controversial. On the one hand, she is remembered for being ...
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. Henry pursued his father's policies in ...
