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- Henry II (French: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 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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Learn about the life and reign of Henry II, King of France from 1547 to 1559. He pursued his father's policies in war, art and religion, and was killed by a jousting accident.
Henry II (1519-1559) was the son of Francis I and the king of France from 1547 to 1559. He continued his father's wars against Charles V, signed the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis, and persecuted Protestants in France.
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- The Early Life and Young Marriage of Henry II of France
- From Young Dauphin to King of France
- The Bloody Death of King Henry II of France
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King Henry II was born in the lavish Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye about 11 miles west of Paris. His parents, King Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany, showered him with luxury — but perhaps not so much affection. Francis literally traded Henry and his brother to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in exchange for his own release when he was capt...
Henry spent a lot of time in his teens and twenties screwing around with his favorite hobbies: hunting, jousting, and women. Though he wasn’t his wife’s biggest fan, he kept sleeping with her, too — mainly because Diane insisted he needed to produce legitimate heirs. However, Henry didn’t feel the need to rush into fatherhood. He wasn’t even the he...
Henry’s reign was marked by his brutality against Protestants and the Italian Wars against the Habsburgs, which had been fought on and off since 1494. Henry finally negotiated a peace treaty ending the war for good in 1559, and he married off his daughter Elisabeth to King Philip II of Spain for good measure. To celebrate the treaty and his daughte...
Learn about the life and reign of Henry II, who was known for his persecution of Protestants, his affairs with Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de' Medici, and his fatal jousting accident in 1559.
Henry II was the king of France from 1547 to 1559, who suppressed the Protestant movement and fought against Austria. He died after a jousting accident in 1559 and was succeeded by his son Francis II.
Henry II was the king of Navarre from 1516 who fought with Francis I of France and Charles V of Spain for his territories. He married Francis' sister Margaret of Angoulême and was the grandfather of Henry IV of France.
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May 8, 2018 · Learn about the life and reign of Henry II, king of France from 1547 to 1559. Find out about his wars, alliances, religious policies, patronage of culture, and death by a jousting accident.
Learn about the life and reign of Henry II of France, a king of the House of Valois who ruled from 1547 to 1559. Find out about his marriage, children, mistress, and death.
