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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 Valois-Orléans

Spouse(s): Catherine MEDICI

Children(s): Francois France, Elisabeth France, Claude Valois, Louis France, Charles France, Henri France, Marguerite France, Francois France, Jeanne France, Victoire France, Catherine Defrance

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 I de Valois Angoulême and Claude de France Valois-Orléans. Henry II of France went on to marry Catherine Maria Romula de Lorenzo de MEDICI and had children such as Francois II de France, Elisabeth de France, Claude of Valois, Louis de France, Charles IX de France, Henri de France, Marguerite de France, Francois de France, Jeanne de France, Victoire de Valois-Angoulême DE France and Catherine Defrance. 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, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
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Claude Valois-Orléans
1500 – 1524
Birth Location: Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher,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)

Francois France
1544 – 1560
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
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Elisabeth France
1546 – 1568
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
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Claude Valois
1547 – 1574
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
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Louis France
1549 – 1550
Birth Location: Saint-Germain-En-Laye, 78551,, France
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Charles France
1550 – 1574
Birth Location: St. Germain-En-Laye, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
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Henri France
1551 – 1589
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
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Marguerite France
1553 – 1615
Birth Location: Saint-Germain-En-Laye, 78551,, France
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Francois France
1555 – 1584
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
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Jeanne France
1556 – 1556
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
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Victoire France
1556 – 1556
Birth Location: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
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Catherine Defrance
1560 – 1556
Birth Location: France, France
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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: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 July 1559
    Event Place: Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    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, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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