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Henry II, King of France, Duke of Orleans, de Valois 1519–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 March 1519

Birth Location: Saint-Germain-En-Laye

Death Date: 10 July 1559

Death Location: Parijs, Frankrijk

Father: Francis Valois-Angouleme

Mother: Claude, Valois

Spouse(s): Catharina MEDICI, Diane Poitiers, Lady Stewart, Filippa Duci, Filippa Duci, Janet Stewart, Catherine *

Children(s): Elizabeth Valois

Henry II, King of France, Duke of Orleans, de Valois was born in 1519 in Saint-Germain-En-Laye, the child of Francis I Francois Of Brittany King Of France Valois Angouleme And Claude Duchess Of Brittany De Valois. Henry II, King of France, Duke of Orleans, de Valois married Catharina De Medici, Catherine Caterina Maria Romola Di Lorenzo De Medici Queen Consort Of France Medici, Diane De Poitiers, Filippa Duci, Janet Jane Or Janette Stewart, Lady Janet Stewart, Nicole De Savigny, and had children including Elizabeth De Valois. Henry II, King of France, Duke of Orleans, de Valois passed away in 1559 in Parijs, Frankrijk.

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  • Henry II, King of France, Duke of Orleans, de Valois was born in 1519 in Saint-Germain-En-Laye, the child of Francis I Francois Of Brittany King Of France Valois Angouleme And Claude Duchess Of Brittany De Valois.
  • Henry II, King of France, Duke of Orleans, de Valois married Catharina De Medici, Catherine Caterina Maria Romola Di Lorenzo De Medici Queen Consort Of France Medici, Diane De Poitiers, Filippa Duci, Janet Jane Or Janette Stewart, Lady Janet Stewart, Nicole De Savigny, and had children including Elizabeth De Valois.
  • Henry II, King of France, Duke of Orleans, de Valois passed away in 1559 in Parijs, Frankrijk.

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Henry Valois's Ancestors

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Henry Valois
1519–1559
Birth Place: Saint-Germain-En-Laye
Parents
Francis I (Francois) of Brittany, King of France, Valois-Angouleme
1494–1547
Chateau de Cognac, Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Claude, (Duchess of Brittany, de) Valois
1499–1524
Romorantin, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Grandparents
Louis (XII) d'Orléans
1462–1515
Château de Blois, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France
Anne (de) Dreux
1476–1514
Nantes, Anjou, France
Great-Grandparents
Francois Bretagne
1433–1488
Marguerite Foix
1449–1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Valois's Descendants

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Henry (II, King of France, Duke of Orleans, de) Valois (31 March 1519–10 July 1559) m. Catharina (de') MEDICI (13 April 1519–5 January 1589) m. Diane (de) Poitiers (3 September 1499–25 April 1566) m. Lady (Janet) Stewart (17 Jul 1502–5 Oct 1562) m. Filippa Duci (1520–22 Apr 1566) m. Filippa Duci (3 Sep 1499–22 apr 1566) m. Janet ((Jane or Janette)) Stewart (17 Jul 1502–20 Feb 1562) m. Catherine ((Caterina) Maria romola Di Lorenzo De Medici, Queen Consort of France Medici) * (13 Apr 1519–5 Jan 1589)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (De) Valois 1545–1568 m. Felipe (II von) Habsburg 1527–1598 m. Filip (II King) Felipe 1527–1598
    1. 1. Catharina (Michaella Van) Habsburg 1567–1597 m. Karel (van) SAVOYE 1562–1630
      1. 1. Tommaso (Francesco Prince of) Savoy-Carignano 1596–1656 m. Marie (de) Bourbon 1606–1692
        1. 1. Francois Savoie 1621–1678 m. Catherine (Le) Jeune 1633–1672

Henry Valois's Timeline

2 Records

1519
31 March 1519
Birth of Henry II, King of France, Duke of Orleans, de Valois in Saint-Germain-En-Laye
Saint-Germain-En-Laye
1559
10 July 1559
Age 40
Death of Henry II, King of France, Duke of Orleans, de Valois in Parijs, Frankrijk
Parijs, Frankrijk

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 March 1519
    Event Place: Saint-Germain-En-Laye
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1559
    Event Place: Parijs, Frankrijk
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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