Henry II of France

Details

Instance of

human

Born

31 March 1519

Died

10 July 1559

Place of birth

Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Place of death

Hôtel des Tournelles

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Henri

Father

Francis I of France

Mother

Claude of France

Spouse

Catherine de' Medici

Child

Francis II of France, Elisabeth of Valois, Claude of Valois, Louis of Valois, Charles IX of France, Henry III of France, Margaret of Valois, Francis, Duke of Anjou, Victoria of Valois, Joan of Valois, Henri d'Angoulême, Henri de Saint-Rémi

Sibling

Francis III, Charles II, Duke of Orléans, Madeleine of Valois, Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Charlotte of Valois

Present in work

Mary, Queen of Scots

Occupation

politician

Position held

King of France

Citizenship

Kingdom of France

Religion

Catholic Church

Awards

Order of Saint Michael, Knight of the Garter

cause of death

sepsis

depicted by

Henry II of France, Portrait of Henry II

described by source

Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), New International Encyclopedia

different from

Henry II

family

House of Valois

has works in the collection

Städel Museum, Archives nationales

languages spoken, written or signed

French

manner of death

natural causes

medical condition

one-eyed

name in native language

Henri II

noble title

duke, King of France

owner of

Diana of Versailles, Chateau-Neuf de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Parade Armour of Henry II of France

place of burial

Basilica of Saint-Denis

significant person

Guillaume Budé, Philipp Melanchthon

topic's main category

Category:Henry II of France

unmarried partner

Diane de Poitiers, Filippa Duci, Janet Stewart, Nicole de Savigny

wears

Parade Armour of Henry II of France

work location

Madrid, Paris

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