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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: Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France

Father: Francis France

Mother: Claude France

Spouse(s): (mistress) Stewart, Catherine Medici, (mistress) Duci, (mistress) Savigny

Children(s): Isabel France, Francois France, Claude Lorraine, Marguerite France, Louis Orleans, Charles France, Henry France, Princess France, Princess France, Henri Saint-Rémy, Diane d'Angoulême, Henri (legitimised)

In 1519, Henry II of France entered the world in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, born to Francis I De Valois Angouleme King Of France And Claude Duchess Of Brittany Queen Of France. Henry II of France married Catherine De Medici, Mistress Filippa Duci, Mistress Lady Janet Stewart, Mistress Nicole De Savigny, and had children including Charles Ix Of France, Claude De Valois Duchess Of Lorraine, Diane Duchess D Angouleme, Francis Duke Of Anjou, Francois Ii Dauphin Of France, Henri D Angouleme Legitimised, Henri De Saint Remy, Henry Iii Of France, Isabel Elizabeth De Valois Of France, Louis Duke Of Orleans, Marguerite De Valois Queen Of France, Princess Joan Of France, Princess Victoria Of France. Henry II of France passed away in 1559 in Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

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  • In 1519, Henry II of France entered the world in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, born to Francis I De Valois Angouleme King Of France And Claude Duchess Of Brittany Queen Of France.
  • Henry II of France married Catherine De Medici, Mistress Filippa Duci, Mistress Lady Janet Stewart, Mistress Nicole De Savigny, and had children including Charles Ix Of France, Claude De Valois Duchess Of Lorraine, Diane Duchess D Angouleme, Francis Duke Of Anjou, Francois Ii Dauphin Of France, Henri D Angouleme Legitimised, Henri De Saint Remy, Henry Iii Of France, Isabel Elizabeth De Valois Of France, Louis Duke Of Orleans, Marguerite De Valois Queen Of France, Princess Joan Of France, Princess Victoria Of France.
  • Henry II of France passed away in 1559 in Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

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Henry France's Ancestors

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Henry France
1519–1559
Birth Place: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Parents
Francis I de Valois- Angoulême King Of France
1494–1547
Château De Cognac, Cognac, Charente, Limousin, Kingdom of France
Claude (Duchess of Brittany Queen of) France
1499–1524
Blois, 41018,, France
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry France's Descendants

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Henry (II of) France (31 March 1519–10 July 1559) m. (mistress) (Lady Janet) Stewart (1502–1562) m. Catherine (de) Medici (13 April 1519–5 January 1589) m. (mistress) (Filippa) Duci (1520–1586) m. (mistress) (Nicole de) Savigny (1535–1590)
  1. 1. Isabel (Elizabeth de VALOIS of) France 1545–1568 m. Philip (II of) Spain 1527–1598
    1. 1. Isabella (Clara) Eugenia 1566–1633 m. Albert (VII Archduke of) Austria 1559–1621
    2. 2. Catherine (Michelle of) Spain 1567–1597 m. Charles (Emmanuel I Duke of) Savoy 1562–1630
      1. 1. Felicia (of) Savoye 1610–1643
      2. 2. Victor (Amadeus I of) Savoy 1587–1637
      3. 3. Thomas (Frans of) Savoy 1596–1656
    3. 3. miscarried (twin) daughters 1564–1564
    4. 4. unnamed son 1560–1560
    5. 5. miscarried daughter –1568
  2. 2. Francois (II Dauphin of) France 1544–1560 m. Mary (STEWART Queen of Scots Queen of) France 1542–1587
  3. 3. Claude (de Valois Duchess of) Lorraine 1547–1575 m. Charles (III de) Lorraine 1543–1608
    1. 1. Christina (Grand Duchess of Tuscany) Lorraine 1565–1637 m. Ferdinand (I de MEDICI Grand Duke of) Tuscany 1549–1609
      1. 1. Cosimo (II De Medici Grand Duke of) Tuscany 1590–1621 m. Maria (Magdalena von) Habsburg 1589–1631
        1. 1. Anna (De) Medici 1616–1676 m. Ferdinand (Karl of) Austria 1628–1662
      2. 2. Caterina (de Medici of) Toscany 1593–1629 m. Ferdinando (I GONZAGA Duke of Mantua and) Montferrat 1587–1626
      3. 3. Carlo (di Ferdinando de) Medici 1595–1666
      4. 4. Claudia (de Medici Princess of) Toscany 1604–1648 m. Leopold (V of Austria Archduke Of) Austria 1586–1632
        1. 1. Ferdinand (Karl of) Austria 1628–1662 m. Anna (De) Medici 1616–1676
        2. 2. Maria (Leopoldina of) Austria 1632–1649
        3. 3. Sigismund (Franz of Austria Bishop of Augsburg, Archduke of) Austria 1630–1665 m. Maria (Hedwig Auguste Sulzbach of the) Palatinate 1650–1681
        4. 4. Maria (Eleonore van) Habsburg 1627–1629
        5. 5. Clara (Isabelle of) Habsburg 1629–1685 m. Carlo (II of) GONZAGA 1629–1665
  4. 4. Marguerite (de Valois Queen of) France 1553–1615 m. Henry (IV of France aka Henry III of) NAVARRE 1553–1610
  5. 5. Louis (Duke of) Orleans 1549–1550
  6. 6. Charles (IX of) France 1550–1574 m. Elisabeth (of) Austria 1554–1592
    1. 1. Marie-Élizabeth (de) Valois 1572–1578
    2. 2. Charles (de) Valois 1573–1650
  7. 7. Henry (III of) France 1551–1589 m. Louise (de) Lorraine-Vaudemont 1553–1601
  8. 8. Princess (Joan of) France 1556–1556
  9. 9. Princess (Victoria of) France 1556–1556
  10. 10. Henri (de) Saint-Rémy 1557–1621
  11. 11. Diane (Duchess) d'Angoulême 1538–1619
  12. 12. Henri (d'Angoulême) (legitimised) 1551–1586

Henry France's Timeline

2 Records

1519
31 March 1519
Birth of Henry II of France in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
1559
10 July 1559
Age 40
Death of Henry II of France in Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1559
    Event Place: Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] 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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