Henry III of France - Wikipedia
WEBHenry III (French: Henri III, né Alexandre Édouard; Polish: Henryk Walezy; Lithuanian: Henrikas Valua; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was King of France from 1574 until his assassination in 1589, as well as King of Poland …
Henry III | King of France, Poland & Holy Roman Empire
WEBWars of Religion. Henry III (born Sept. 19, 1551, Fontainebleau, France—died Aug. 2, 1589, Saint-Cloud) 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.
King Henry III of France 1551–1589 | Encyclopedia.com
WEBKing Henry III of France 1551–1589. Born on September 19, 1551, the future King Henry III was the preferred son of Catherine de Médicis and King Henry II of France. By the age of eighteen he had gained a reputation as a military hero, defeating the Protestants in two key battles (Jarnac and Montcontour) of the Wars of Religion (1562–1598 ...
Henry III of France Biography - Famous People in the World
WEBHenry III of France was the last King of France of the House of Valois. He ruled as the King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1575 and the King of France from 1574 until his death. Henry III was the fourth son of his father King Henry II of France and was not expected to ascend to the French throne.
Henry Iii (france) | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 14, 2018 · HENRY III (FRANCE) (1551 – 1589), king of France. Henry III was the last of the Valois dynasty and has claim to be the only intellectual to have ruled France.
The Assassination of Henry III of France | History Today
WEBThe Assassination of Henry III of France. 'For sale, our tyrant King! Five shillings and you can string him up'. Mark Greengrass probes the motives behind and reaction to the murder of France's last Valois monarch. Mark Greengrass | Published in History Today Volume 39 Issue 11 November 1989.
Henry III of France - Wikiwand
WEBHenry III ( French: Henri III, né Alexandre Édouard; Polish: Henryk Walezy; Lithuanian: Henrikas Valua; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was King of France from 1574 until his assassination in 1589, as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575. Quick Facts King of France (more...), Reign ... Close.
Henry III of France (King of France and Poland) - On This Day
WEBFrench. Biography: Henry III was King of France from 1574 until his death in 1589. While he was French, he also briefly served as King of Poland from 1573 to 1575. Henry III was born in 1551 as the fourth son of King Henry II and Catherine de' Medici.
Henry II of France - Wikipedia
WEBHenry 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.
Hero or Tyrant? Henry III, King of France, 1574–89
WEBMar 6, 2015 · Few monarchs have received as much bad press over the centuries as Henry III of France. His popular image was largely shaped by the pamphlet wars that raged during the French Wars of Religion as well as by historians writing in highly confessionalized historiographical contexts.
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