Henry II of France
(1519-1559)
King of France from 1547 to 1559
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Henry II (French: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis in 1536.
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31 March 1519 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
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| Died |
10 July 1559 (aged 40) Place de Vosges, France
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14
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Diane de France 1st child with Filippa Duci Female b. 1538 d. 11 Jan 1619 · Age: 80 (at death) · 1538-1619 · French noblewoman -
Francis II of France 2nd child with Catherine de' Medici Male b. 19 Jan 1544 d. 5 Dec 1560 · Age: 16 (at death) · 1544-1560 · King of France from 1559 to 1560 -
Elisabeth of Valois 3rd child with Catherine de' Medici Female b. 2 Apr 1545 d. 3 Oct 1568 · Age: 23 (at death) · 1545-1568 · Queen consort of Spain from 1559 to 1568 -
Claude of Valois 4th child with Catherine de' Medici Female b. 12 Nov 1547 d. 21 Feb 1575 · Age: 27 (at death) · 1547-1575 · Duchess consort of Lorraine -
Louis of Valois 5th child with Catherine de' Medici Male b. 3 Feb 1549 d. 24 Oct 1550 · Age: 1 (at death) · 1549-1550 · Duke of Orléans -
Charles IX of France 6th child with Catherine de' Medici Male b. 27 Jun 1550 d. 30 May 1574 · Age: 23 (at death) · 1550-1574 · King of France -
Alexandre Édouard de France 8th child with Catherine de' Medici Male b. 19 Sep 1551 d. 2 Aug 1589 · Age: 37 (at death) · 1551-1589 · King of France from 1574 to 1589 -
French: Marguerite de Valois 9th child with Catherine de' Medici Female b. 14 May 1553 d. 27 Mar 1615 · Age: 61 (at death) · 1553-1615 · Queen of France from 1589 to 1599 -
Hercule François de France 10th child with Catherine de' Medici Male b. 18 Mar 1555 d. 10 Jun 1584 · Age: 29 (at death) · 1555-1584 · Duke of Alençon, Château-Thierry, Anjou, Berry, and Touraine -
Joan of Valois 11th child with Catherine de' Medici Female b. 24 Jun 1556 · Age: 469 · 1556- · Celebrity Baby -
Victoria of Valois 12th child with Catherine de' Medici Female b. 24 Jun 1556 · Age: 469 · 1556- · Celebrity Baby
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Parents
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Francis I of France and Claude of France · m. 1514
Siblings
6
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Louise · Older Sister · 1515- · Celebrity Baby
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Charles · Younger Brother · 1522- · Celebrity Baby
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Margaret · Younger Sister · 1523- · Celebrity Baby
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