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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

In 1519, Henry II of France entered the world in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, born to François I de Valois Angoulême and Claude de France Valois-Orléans. Henry II of France married Catherine Maria Romula de Lorenzo de MEDICI, and had children including 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, Catherine Defrance. Henry II of France passed away in 1559 in Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • In 1519, Henry II of France entered the world in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, born to François I de Valois Angoulême and Claude de France Valois-Orléans.
  • Henry II of France married Catherine Maria Romula de Lorenzo de MEDICI, and had children including 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, Catherine Defrance.
  • Henry II of France passed away in 1559 in Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

François Angoulême
1494 – 1547
Birth Location: Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
FA
Claude Valois-Orléans
1500 – 1524
Birth Location: Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher,France
CV

Spouses(s)

Catherine MEDICI
1519 – 1589
Birth Location: Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
CM

Children(s)

Francois France
1544 – 1560
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
FF
Elisabeth France
1546 – 1568
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
EF
Claude Valois
1547 – 1574
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
CV
Louis France
1549 – 1550
Birth Location: Saint-Germain-En-Laye, 78551,, France
LF
Charles France
1550 – 1574
Birth Location: St. Germain-En-Laye, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
CF
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
MF
Francois France
1555 – 1584
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
FF
Jeanne France
1556 – 1556
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, 77186,, France
JF
Victoire France
1556 – 1556
Birth Location: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
VF
Catherine Defrance
1560 – 1556
Birth Location: France, France
CD

Henry France's Ancestors

Self
Henry France
1519 – 1559
Birth Place: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Parents
François I de Valois Angoulême
1494 – 1547
Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Claude (de France) Valois-Orléans
1500 – 1524
Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher,France
Grandparents
Charles (d'Orléans, Comte) d'Angoulême
1459 – 1496
Louise (of) Savoy
1476 – 1531
Louis XII
1462 – 1515
Blois, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Anne (de) Bretagne
1477 – 1514
Nantes, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry France's Descendants

1.
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Henry (II of) France (31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) m. Catherine (Maria Romula de Lorenzo de) MEDICI (13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589)
  1. 1. Francois (II de) France (19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560)
  2. 2. Elisabeth (de) France (2 April 1546 – 3 October 1568) m. Felipe (II de HABSBURG of SPAIN and PORTUGAL of) SPA (21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598)
    1. 1. Isabella (Clara) Eugenia (12 August 1566 – 1 December 1633)
  3. 3. Claude (of) Valois (12 November 1547 – 20 February 1574) m. Charles (III de) Lorraine (18 February 1543 – 14 May 1608)
    1. 1. Henri (II de) Lorraine (8 November 1563 – 31 July 1624)
    2. 2. Christine (de Lorraine MAISON de) LORRAINE (16 August 1565 – 19 December 1637)
    3. 3. Charles (de) Lorraine (1 July 1567 – 24 November 1607)
    4. 4. Antoinette (de) Lorraine (28 August 1568 – 23 August 1610)
    5. 5. Anne (de) Lorraine (10 October 1569 – 8 August 1576)
    6. 6. François (II de) Lorraine (27 February 1572 – 14 October 1632)
    7. 7. Catherine (de) Lorraine (3 November 1573 – 7 March 1648)
    8. 8. Claude (de) Lorraine (20 February 1574 – 2 October 1576)
    9. 9. Élisabeth (de Lorraine MAISON de) LORRAINE (9 October 1574 – 14 January 1635)
  4. 4. Louis (de) France (3 February 1549 – 24 October 1550)
  5. 5. Charles (IX de) France (27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574) m. Elisabeth (of) Austria (5 July 1554 – 22 January 1592) m. Marie Touchet (Abt 1553 – 28 March 1638)
    1. 1. Henriette (de) VALOIS (1570 – )
    2. 2. Marie-Lisabeth D'Angoulême (27 October 1572 – 2 April 1578)
    3. 3. Marie-Élizabeth (de) Valois (27 October 1572 – 2 February 1578) m. Antoine (de) VALOIS (15 November 1565 – )
    4. 4. Charles (de) Valois (28 April 1573 – 24 September 1650)
  6. 6. Henri (de) France (19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) m. Louise (de) Lorraine-Vaudemont (30 April 1553 – 29 January 1601)
  7. 7. Marguerite (de) France (14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615)
  8. 8. Francois (de) France (18 March 1555 – 10 June 1584)
  9. 9. Jeanne (de) France (24 June 1556 – 24 June 1556)
  10. 10. Victoire (de Valois-Angoulême DE) France (24 June 1556 – 17 August 1556)
  11. 11. Catherine Defrance (1560 – 17 August 1556) m. Symon Hullon (1537 – 1655)
    1. 1. Jacqueline Hullon (1579 – 1679) m. Pierre Garnier (30 June 1559 – 30 January 1599)
      1. 1. Guillaume ((William) Garnier dit) Grenier (27 Aug 1588 – 20 Mar 1663) m. Francoise (Des) Challou (3 May 1588 – 8 July 1637) m. Michèle Grenier (1593 – )
        1. 1. Jean Garnier (6 May 1601 – 5 June 1617)
        2. 2. Françoise Grenier (1605 – 1 November 1665) m. Noel (Boisverdun) Langlois (4 June 1606 – 14 July 1684)
        3. 3. Jean (Charles) Garnier (1605 – 1660)
        4. 4. Charles Garnier (14 June 1605 – 1666)
        5. 5. Marie (Françoise) Grenier (1610 – 1 November 1665)
        6. 6. Pierre Garnier (1622 – 1627)
        7. 7. Louise Garnier (1631 – 1705)
        8. 8. David Garnier (1 April 1634 – )
        9. 9. Jeanne Garnier (10 June 1635 – )
        10. 10. Charles (I Garnier Dit) Grenier (1632 – 5 February 1717)
        11. 11. Jean Garnier (7 July 1637 – 1 May 1641)

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] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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