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Francois Hercules 'Francis', Duke of Anjou and Alençon, of Valois 1555–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1555

Birth Location: Château De Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-De-France, France

Death Date: 10 June 1584

Death Location: Ville, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Father: King Valois

Mother: Catherine, Medici

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The story of Francois Hercules 'Francis', Duke of Anjou and Alençon, of Valois began in 1555 in Château De Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-De-France, France. Francois Hercules 'Francis', Duke of Anjou and Alençon, of Valois passed away in 1584 in Ville, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

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  • The story of Francois Hercules 'Francis', Duke of Anjou and Alençon, of Valois began in 1555 in Château De Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-De-France, France.
  • Francois Hercules 'Francis', Duke of Anjou and Alençon, of Valois passed away in 1584 in Ville, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

King Valois
1519–1559
Birth Location: Royal Chateau de Saint Germain en Laye, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
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Catherine, Medici
1519–1589
Birth Location: Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francois Valois's Ancestors

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Francois Valois
1555–1584
Birth Place: Château De Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-De-France, France
Parents
King Henry II Valois
1519–1559
Royal Chateau de Saint Germain en Laye, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Catherine, (Queen of France, Caterina Maria Romola diLorenzo) Medici
1519–1589
Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Grandparents
François (Ier de Valois) Angoulême
1494–1547
Cognac, Departement de la Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Claude (de) France
1499–1524
Romorantin-Lanthenay, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
LORENZO (II, DE' MEDICI, DUC OF URBINO) (18,210)
1492–1519
Florence, Republic of Florence
MADELEINE, (CNTS DE BOULOGNE, DE LA TOUR, D'AUVERGNE; dchs cons Urbino;) (18,211)
1501–1519
Verberie, Oise, Picardie, France
Great-Grandparents
Charles, Valois
1459–1496
Louise Savoy
1476–1531
Lodewijk XII
1462–1515
Anne Milan
1477–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John, Valois
1399–1467

Francois Valois's Timeline

2 Records

1555
18 Mar 1555
Birth of Francois Hercules 'Francis', Duke of Anjou and Alençon, of Valois in Château De Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-De-France, France
Château De Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-De-France, France
1584
10 June 1584
Age 29
Death of Francois Hercules 'Francis', Duke of Anjou and Alençon, of Valois in Ville, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Ville, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1555
    Event Place: Château De Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-De-France, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1584
    Event Place: Ville, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
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