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Henry II, of France 1519 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 March 1519

Birth Location: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France

Death Date: 10 July 1559

Death Location: Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Father: François Angoulême

Mother: Claude France

Spouse(s): Catherine Medici

Children(s): Diane France, Francis France, Elizabeth Valois, Claude Valois, Louis France, Charles Valois, Henri France, Marguerite Valois, François Alencon, Jeanne France, Victoire France, Henri Saint-Rémi

It was in 1519 that Henry II of France was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, a child of François Ier de Valois Angoulême and Claude de France. Henry II of France went on to marry Catherine de Medici and had children such as Diane de France, Francis Dauphin Of France, Elizabeth de Valois, Claude Valois, Louis de France, Charles IX de Valois, Henri III de France, Marguerite de Valois, François Hercule de Alencon, Jeanne de France, Victoire de France and Henri de Saint-Rémi. Henry II of France was deceased by 1559 in Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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Parents

François Angoulême
1494 – 1547
Birth Location: Cognac, Departement de la Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
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Claude France
1499 – 1524
Birth Location: Romorantin-Lanthenay, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Medici
1519 – 1589
Birth Location: Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
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Children(s)

Diane France
1538 – 1618
Birth Location: Fossano, Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy
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Francis France
1544 – 1560
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
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Elizabeth Valois
1545 – 1568
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
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Claude Valois
1547 – 1575
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
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Louis France
1549 – 1550
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
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Charles Valois
1550 – 1574
Birth Location: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
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Henri France
1551 – 1589
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
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Marguerite Valois
1553 – 1615
Birth Location: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
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François Alencon
1555 – 1584
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
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Jeanne France
1556 – 1556
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
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Victoire France
1556 – 1556
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, Departement de Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
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Henri Saint-Rémi
1557 – 1621
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 March 1519
    Event Place: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 July 1559
    Event Place: Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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