Henry II- king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559) Valois- French royal house from 1328 to 1589 2.Henry II- first Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and financial reforms; quarreled...
King Henri II of France was buried at theBasilica of Saint-Denisnear Paris, the traditional burial place of French royalty. During the French Revolution, Henry’s coffin was removed and thrown into a mass grave with the remains of other French royals. However, the tomb of Henri II and Cath...
I’m kind of surprised that King François I of France (1494-1547; reigned from 1515 on) hasn’t gotten more cinematic love. He wasHenry VIII‘s French counterpart, reigning over a similar Renaissance in that country, was also known to do well with the ladies (including mistresses Fran...
Eleanor of Brittany was a grand daughter of King Henry II born in about 1184. She was the eldest child of Henry’s son Geoffrey and Constance, sure jure Countess of Brittany. Geoffrey, who was older than his brother John, was killed during a tournament in Paris in August 1186. His only...
The veritable womanizer, the ‘Good King’ Henry of Navarre had many mistresses outside wedlock such as: Charlotte de Beaune Semblançay, Marie Touchet, Diane d’Andoins, Gabrielle d’Estrées, Catherine Henriette de Balzac d’Entragues, to name a few. ...
Charles VII was the king of France from 1422 to 1461, who succeeded—partly with the aid of Joan of Arc—in driving the English from French soil and in solidifying the administration of the monarchy. Before ascending the throne he was known as the Dauphi
Regent Anne of Austria (1643–1651) Chief ministers See list Cardinal Mazarin(1643–1661) Jean-Baptiste Colbert(1661–1683) The Marquis of Louvois(1683–1691) Born (1638-09-05)5 September 1638Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France Died 1 September 1715(1715-09-...
Charles II was born on 29 May 1630. He was the son of King Charles I and Henrietta Maria from France. Their first son, born about a year before Charles, had died aged less than a day. Charles’ mother, Henrietta, was the sister of King Louis XIII of France. Charles II’s father ...
Pope Julius II declared Louis XII was no longer the rightful King of France. Venice and Spain joined the League to remove the French king from power. King Henry VIII also joined the League declaring war on France.1513 (Age: 22yrs)
Despite fathering many illegitimate children with his mistresses,King Charles II of Englandhad no children with his wifeCatherine of Braganza. Charles II is an ancestor through his mistresses of many British aristocrats and of several women who married into the British Royal Family.Lucy Walterand ...