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Henri II (Henry) FRANCE 1519–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: France - son of Francis I house of Valois

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: in a tournament of a wound -King 1547-1559

Father: Francis FRANCE

Mother: Claudia FRANCE

Spouse(s): Catharine MEDICI, Diane POITIERS, Anne MONTMORENCY

Children(s): Claude FRANCE, Hercule ANJOU, Henri FRANCE, ISABELLA VALOIS, Francis FRANCE, Margaret FRANCE, Charles FRANCE

In 1519, Henri II (Henry) FRANCE entered the world in France - son of Francis I house of Valois, born to Francis I Of France And Claudia Of France. Henri II (Henry) FRANCE married Anne De Montmorency, Catharine De Medici, Diane De Poitiers, and had children including Charles Ix Of France, Claude Claudia Of France, Francis Ii Of France, Henri Iii Henry France, Hercule Francois Duc D Alencon Anjou, Isabella Elizabeth Of Valois, Margaret Of France. Henri II (Henry) FRANCE passed away in 1559 in in a tournament of a wound -King 1547-1559.

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Biography

  • In 1519, Henri II (Henry) FRANCE entered the world in France - son of Francis I house of Valois, born to Francis I Of France And Claudia Of France.
  • Henri II (Henry) FRANCE married Anne De Montmorency, Catharine De Medici, Diane De Poitiers, and had children including Charles Ix Of France, Claude Claudia Of France, Francis Ii Of France, Henri Iii Henry France, Hercule Francois Duc D Alencon Anjou, Isabella Elizabeth Of Valois, Margaret Of France.
  • Henri II (Henry) FRANCE passed away in 1559 in in a tournament of a wound -King 1547-1559.

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Henri FRANCE's Ancestors

Self
Henri FRANCE
1519–1559
Birth Place: France - son of Francis I house of Valois
Parents
Francis I of FRANCE
1494–1547
Cognac, Angouleme - son of Count Charles
Claudia (of) FRANCE
1499–1524
France - dtr of Louis XII
Grandparents
Charles (of) ANGOULEME
1407–1496
Louise (of) SAVOY
1476–1531
Savoy - dtr of Philip of Bresse Duke of Savoy
Louis (XII of) FRANCE
1462–1515
Blois - son of Charles duc d'Orleans
Anne (of) BRITTANY
1477–1514
Bretagne, France
Great-Grandparents
JOHN ANGOULEME
1387–
Philibert SAVOY
1480–1504
Margaret AUSTRIA
1480–1530
Charles ORLEANS
1391–1465
Mary CLEVES
1426–1487
Francis BRITTANY
1435–1488
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Louis ORLEANS
1372–1407
Valentina VISCONTI
1371–1407
Philibert SAVOY
1464–1482
Maximilian HAPSBURG
1459–1519
Mary Burgundy
1457–1482
Louis ORLEANS
1372–1407
Valentina VISCONTI
1371–1407
Adolph CLEVES
–1448

Henri FRANCE's Descendants

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Henri (II (Henry)) FRANCE (1519–1559) m. Catharine (de) MEDICI (1519–05 Jan 1589) m. Diane (de) POITIERS (Abt. 1520–1588) m. Anne (de) MONTMORENCY (Abt. 1536–)
  1. 1. Claude ((Claudia) of) FRANCE 1540– m. Charles (II Duke of LORRAINE &) BAR 1535–1608
    1. 1. Francis (II) LORRAINE –1625
    2. 2. Christina (of) LORRAINE 1565– m. Ferdinand (I de) MEDICI 1549–1609
      1. 1. Cosimo (II de) MEDICI 1590–1621
        1. 1. Ferdinand (II de) MEDICI 1610–1670
    3. 3. Henry (Duke of) LORRAINE 1560–1624
      1. 1. Duke (of) LORRAINE 1590–
        1. 1. Duke (of) LORRAINE 1620–
  2. 2. Hercule (Francois Duc d' ALENCON &) ANJOU 1554–1584
  3. 3. Henri (III (Henry)) FRANCE 1553–1589
  4. 4. ISABELLA (ELIZABETH of) VALOIS 1545–1568 m. Philip (II of HAPSBURG OF) SPAIN 1527–1598
    1. 1. Isabella (Clara Eugenia of HAPSBURG OF) SPAIN 1566–1633 m. Albert (the Pious of) AUSTRIA 1559–1621
  5. 5. Francis (II of) FRANCE 1544–1560 m. Mary Stuart 1542–1587
  6. 6. Margaret (of) FRANCE 1553–1615 m. HENRI (IV of) FRANCE 1553–1610
  7. 7. Charles (IX of) FRANCE 1550–1574 m. Elizabeth (of HAPSBURG OF) AUSTRIA 1545–1572 m. Marie TOUCHET 1550–1573
    1. 1. Charles (duc d') ANGOULEME 1573–1650
      1. 1. Louis (Emmanuel de) VALOIS 1596–1653

Henri FRANCE's Timeline

2 Records

1519
1519
Birth of Henri II (Henry) FRANCE in France - son of Francis I house of Valois
France - son of Francis I house of Valois
1559
1559
Age 40
Death of Henri II (Henry) FRANCE in in a tournament of a wound -King 1547-1559
in a tournament of a wound -King 1547-1559

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: France - son of Francis I house of Valois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: St. Germaine-en-Laye - Duke d'Orleans

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 1547–1559
    Event Place: France
    Record Source: Kingdom's of Europe, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling Monarchs FromAncient Times to the Present, Gurney page 126.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: in a tournament of a wound -King 1547-1559

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