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   Henry III ( French: Henri III, né Alexandre Édouard; Polish: Henryk Walezy; Lithuanian: Henrikas Valua; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was King of France from 1574 until his assassination in 1589, as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575. As the fourth son of King Henry II of France, he was not expected to ...

   • Reign: 30 May 1574 – 2 August 1589
   • Mother: Catherine de' Medici

   • Father: Henry II of France
   • Successor: Henry IV

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   Mar 12, 2024 · Henry III (born Sept. 19, 1551, Fontainebleau, France—died Aug. 2, 1589, Saint-Cloud) was the king of France from 1574, under whose reign the prolonged crisis of the Wars of Religion was made worse by dynastic rivalries arising because the male line of the Valois dynasty was going to die out with him. The third son of Henry II and Catherine ...

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   Learn about the life and reign of Henry III, who was king of France from 1574 to 1589. Explore how his sexual preferences and gender identity influenced his political enemies and allies, and how he was assassinated in 1589.

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   May 14, 2018 · Learn about the life and reign of Henry III, the last Valois king of France, who ruled from 1574 to 1589. Find out how he tried to end the Wars of Religion, reform the monarchy, and deal with the Catholic League.

7. www.historytoday.com › archive › assassination-henryThe Assassination of Henry III of France | History Today

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   The Assassination of Henry III of France. 'For sale, our tyrant King! Five shillings and you can string him up'. Mark Greengrass probes the motives behind and reaction to the murder of France's last Valois monarch. What a contrast between the way historians have treated the two great political assassinations of French history! That of the first ...

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   When did Henry III become king?

   • Henry III ( French: Henri III, né Alexandre Édouard; Polish: Henryk Walezy; Lithuanian: Henrikas Valua; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was King of France from 1574 until his assassination in 1589, as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575. Quick Facts King of France (more...), Reign ... ( more...)

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   What happened to King Henry III of France?

   • King Henry III of France, who reigned from 1574 to 1589, is not well known in the English-speaking world. However, in November 1989, Mark Greengrass evoked vividly in History Today the king’s assassination four centuries earlier. As he pointed out, Henry was the first king of France to suffer such a fate.

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   Who was Henry III?

   • Henry III was the king of France from 1574, under whose reign the prolonged crisis of the Wars of Religion was made worse by dynastic rivalries arising because the male line of the Valois dynasty was going to die out with him. The third son of Henry II and Catherine de Médicis, Henry was at first

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   Who was the king of France?

   • HENRY III (FRANCE) (1551 – 1589), king of France. Henry III was the last of the Valois dynasty and has claim to be the only intellectual to have ruled France.

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   Henry III ( French: Henri III, né Alexandre Édouard; Polish: Henryk Walezy; Lithuanian: Henrikas Valua; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was King of France from 1574 until his assassination in 1589, as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575.

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    Apr 4, 2014 · An article by Robert Knecht revisits the life and legacy of Henry III of France, the last Valois king who was assassinated by his subjects in 1589. The article explores his intelligence, reform, and role in the Wars of Religion and the French Revolution. It also challenges the myth of his ineffectuality and popularity in the English-speaking world.