Charles IX 1550-1574. King of France (1560-1574). His mother, Catherine de Médicis, controlled most of his decisions and persuaded him to order the massacre of French Protestants on Saint Bartholomew's Day in 1572. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyri...
Upon the premature death of her son Francis II of France on 5 December 1560, Catherine de M茅dicis became the first queen in French history to succeed to the regency without prior royal designation. She acted simply as mother of the young new king Charles IX and her regental prerogative ...
The two main candidates were the Austrian Habsburg Archduke Charles, and 16-year-old Philip of Anjou, grandson of Charles' half-sister Maria Theresa and Louis XIV of France. Shortly before his death in November 1700, Charles named Philip his heir, but the acquisition of an undivided Spanish ...
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William III consented to permitting the Dauphin's new territories to become part of France when the latter succeeded to his father's throne.[90] The signatories, however, omitted to consult the ruler of these lands, and Charles II was passionately opposed to the dismemberment of his empire. ...
also features statues of Charles’ father King James I, his mother Queen Anne of Denmark, and his son King Charles II. King James and Queen Anne can be found on the north side of the gateway (originally the east side) and the two Charles’ on the south side (originally the west side...
He passed away in Orleans on the 5th December 1560, and on the 23rd December, his body was interred in the royal burial site, the Basilica of Saint-Denis in Paris. Catherine de Medici was appointed as the regent for her second son ten-year-old Charles IX (1550-1574). The Guises los...
Since Charles Dumont wrote one ofEdith Piaf‘s signature songs, it seems only right to send him off with a video of her performing it. The links above it were provided byJesse Walker,Elizabeth N. Brown,IncarcerNation,Lucy Steigerwald,Mike Siegel, and Jesse Walker again, in that order. ...
Charles XI at the Battle of Lund in 1676. Painting by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl in 1682. The situation in Europe was shaky during this time and Sweden was going through financial problems. Charles XI's guardians decided to negotiate an alliance with France in 1671. This would ensure that ...
aCharles VII was crowned king of France on July 17, 1429 in Reims Cathedral. At the coronation, Joan was given a place of honor next to the king. Later, she was ennobled for her services to the country.[translate]