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Monsieur François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (French: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. Early years [ edit ]
Jun 6, 2024 · François, duc d’Anjou was the fourth and youngest son of Henry II of France and Catherine de Médicis; his three brothers—Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III—were kings of France. But for his early death at age 30, he too would have been king.
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FRANCIS, DUC D'ALENÇON AND ANJOU. BORN: 1554. DIED: 1584. Sketch of Alençon by J Decourt. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. Suitor of Elizabeth I. Youngest child of Catherine de Medici, brother to Charles IX of France. Took the title of Duke of Anjou after the death of his brother Henri.
The Duchy of Anjou ( UK: / ˈɒ̃ʒuː, ˈæ̃ʒuː /, US: / ɒ̃ˈʒuː, ˈæn ( d) ʒuː, ˈɑːnʒuː /; [1] [2] [3] French: [ɑ̃ʒu] ⓘ; Latin: Andegavia) was a French province straddling the lower Loire. Its capital was Angers, and its area was roughly co-extensive with the diocese of Angers.
Francis, the Duke of Anjou and Alençon, son of France’s King Henry II and Catherine de Medici was born under the name ‘Hercule’ in 1555. As a child he suffered from various ailments, spinal issues, and the loss of his older brother, Francis II.
Coat of arms of the Dukes of Anjou. The count of Anjou was the ruler of the County of Anjou, first granted by Charles the Bald in the 9th century to Robert the Strong. Ingelger and his son, Fulk the Red, were viscounts until Fulk assumed the title of count. The Robertians and the Capetian kings were distracted by wars with the Vikings and other ...
Dec 15, 2009 · Summary. In December 1576 Queen Elizabeth's principal agent in the Netherlands, Thomas Wilson, proclaimed that the entire fate of Christendom rested in the hands of three men: Don John of Austria, William of Orange, and François de Valois, duke of Anjou.
