King Henry II of France
Another name for Henry was Henry II de Valois. General Notes: Henry II (1519-59), king of France, succeeded his father, Francis I, in 1547. His wife was Catherine de Medici. His principal advisors were the Guises, and he greatly oppressed his Protestant subjects. His first war was with England in which he recovered Boulogne from the English. He was equally successful against the Emperor Charles V, and Calais was recovered (1558). In July 1559 Henry II died in Paris, from a wound received at a tournament. See Ranke’s Civil Wars and Monarchy in France, etc. (English trans. 1852-61). [World Wide Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1935] Noted events in his life were: • Alt. Birth, 31 Mar 1518. 769 • Title: Duke of Orleans. • Title: King of France, 1547-1559. Henry married Catherine de Medici, Princess of Urbino, daughter of Lorenzo II de Medici, Duke of Urbino and Unknown, on 28 Oct 1533 in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France 713.,769 (Catherine de Medici, Princess of Urbino was born on 13 Apr 1519 in Florence, Toscana, Italy,498,713,769 died on 5 Jan 1588/89 in Blois, Loire-et-Cher, France 713,769 and was buried in 1589 in St. Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France 713.) Noted events in their marriage were: • Alt. Marriage, 27 Oct 1533, Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. 713 Henry also had a relationship with Filippa Duco, Lady of Coui. Henry also had a relationship with Diane de Poitiers. (Diane de Poitiers was born on 3 Sep 1499 713 and died on 22 Apr 1566 713.) Henry also had a relationship with Jane Stewart, daughter of James IV Stewart, King of Scotland and Agnes Stewart. (Jane Stewart was born in 1510 790 and died in 1552 790.) Henry also had a relationship with Nicole de Savigny, Baroness of Fontette. (Nicole de Savigny, Baroness of Fontette was born in 1535 713,766 and died on 4 Mar 1589/90 713,766.) |