Henry III was the king of France from 1574, under whose reign the prolonged crisis of the Wars of Religion was made worse by dynastic rivalries arising because the male line of the Valois dynasty was going to die out with him. The third son of Henry II a
Once back in France, 23-year-old Henri III knew he must provide an heir to the throne. Henri III had an unrequited love forMarie of Cleves,the wife ofHenri of Bourbon, Prince of Condé. He planned to obtain an annulment of Marie’s marriage and then marry her himself but Marie died ...
Dead March.Enter the funeral of KING HENRY THE FIFTH,attended on by the DUKE OF BEDFORD,Regent of France,the DUKE OF GLOUCESTER,Protector,the DUKE OF EXETER,the EARL OF WARWICK,the BISHOP OF WINCHESTER BEDFORD.Hung be the heavens with black,yield day to night!Comets,importing change of ti...
Henry III was the king of England from 1216 to 1272. In the 24 years (1234–58) during which he had effective control of the government, he displayed such indifference to tradition that the barons finally forced him to agree to a series of major reforms,
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king’s illness and to have control of Edward’s household. She lost the bid to become regent. Parliament proclaimed Edward of Lancaster as King Henry VI’s heir but Richard Duke of York was named Protector of the Realm either until the king revoked his power or Prince Edward came of age...
(=someone who will later be king)She married the future king of France, Philip Augustus.phrasesallegiance/loyalty to a king(=being faithful to the king)They were fighting out of loyalty to their king.a king’s subjects(=the people he rules)The new laws were very unpopular with the king...
As a final verdict on Henry, we can cite the Parisian diarist, Pierre de l’ Estoile: ‘he would have been a very good prince if only he had encountered a good century’. Read the original article Robert Knecht’s biography Hero or Tyrant? Henry III King of France, 1574-89 is ...
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...
Further reading: “Anne of France: Lessons for my Daughter” translated by Sharon L. Jansen, “Queen’s Mate: Three women of power in France on the eve of the Renaissance” by Pauline Matarasso, “The Valois: Kings of France 1328-1589” by Robert Knecht...