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Henry II France 1519 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 March 1519

Birth Location: Laye, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'azur, France

Death Date: 10 July 1559

Death Location: Palais De Tourne, Paris, Ile-De-France, France

Father: Francis France

Mother: Claude F

Spouse(s): Queen Medici, Janet Stewart, Marguerite Ruelle

Children(s): Diane France, King VALOIS-ANGOULEME, Queen VALOIS, Claude VALOIS-ANGOULÊME, Louis VALOIS, King VALOIS), Henry Valois-Angouleme, King VALOIS), Queen VALOIS, Hercule VALOIS, Victoire VALOIS, Jeanne VALOIS, Henri Saint-Rémi, John Gordon, Marie Godon

Henry II France was born in 1519 in Laye, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'azur, France, the child of Francis I King of France and Claude VALOIS-ORLÉANS, REINE de F. Henry II France later married Queen of France Caterina De' Medici, Janet Stewart and Marguerite Ruelle, and together they raised children including Diane de France, King of France François II de VALOIS-ANGOULEME, Queen Elisabeth de VALOIS, Claude de VALOIS-ANGOULÊME, Louis de VALOIS, King of France Charles IX VALOIS (de VALOIS), Henry (Henri) of Valois-Angouleme, King of France Henri III Alexandre Edouard VALOIS (de VALOIS), Queen of France Marguerite de VALOIS, Hercule François de VALOIS, Victoire de VALOIS, Jeanne de VALOIS, Henri de Saint-Rémi, John Gordon and Marie Godon. In 1559, Henry II France passed away in Palais De Tourne, Paris, Ile-De-France, France.

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Parents

Francis France
1494 – 1547
Birth Location: Chateau de Cognac, Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
FF
Claude F
1499 – 1524
Birth Location: Romorantin-Lanthenay, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
CF

Spouses(s)

Queen Medici
1519 – 1589
Birth Location: Florence, Republic of Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italie
QM
Janet Stewart
1505 – 1566
Birth Location: Athol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Marguerite Ruelle
Birth Location: –
MR

Children(s)

Diane France
1538 – 1618
Birth Location: Fossano, Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy
DF
King VALOIS-ANGOULEME
1544 – 1560
Birth Location: Chateau de Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, Ile-de-France, France
KV
Queen VALOIS
1545 – 1568
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, Ile-de-France, France
QV
Claude VALOIS-ANGOULÊME
1547 – 1575
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, Ile-de-France, France
CV
Louis VALOIS
1549 – 1550
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, Ile-de-France, France
LV
King VALOIS)
1550 – 1574
Birth Location: Chateau royal, St-Germain, Ile-de-France, France
KV
Henry Valois-Angouleme
1551 – 1586
Birth Location: France
HV
King VALOIS)
1551 – 1589
Birth Location: Chateau de Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, Ile-de-France, France
KV
Queen VALOIS
1553 – 1615
Birth Location: Chateau de Saint Germain en Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
QV
Hercule VALOIS
1555 – 1584
Birth Location: Chateau de Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, Ile-de-France, France
HV
Victoire VALOIS
1556 – 1556
Birth Location: Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, Ile-de-France, France
VV
Jeanne VALOIS
1556 – 1556
Birth Location: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
JV
Henri Saint-Rémi
1557 – 1621
Birth Location: –
HS
John Gordon
1530 – 1567
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JG
Marie Godon
Birth Location: –
MG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 March 1519
    Event Place: Laye, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'azur, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 July 1559
    Event Place: Palais De Tourne, Paris, Ile-De-France, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Ste2/A/001/Ms08319/001

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 14 Aug 1558
    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, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Ste2/A/001/Ms08319/001

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