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King Henry II Henry II of France Knight of the Garter, Prince of France, King of France 16th GGF 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: François Valois-Angoulême

Mother: Claude France

Spouse(s): Catherine MEDICI, Catherine MÉDICIS, Catherine Medici, Catherine MEDICI

Children(s): Henry Stuart, Claude France, François d'Alencon, Victoire France, Louis France, Charles Valois, Elisabeth Valois, Marguerite Valois, Francois II

The story of King Henry II Henry II of France Knight of the Garter, Prince of France, King of France 16th GGF began in 1519 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France. King Henry II Henry II of France Knight of the Garter, Prince of France, King of France 16th GGF married Catherine De Medici, Catherine De Medicis, Catherine Maria Romula De Lorenzo De Medici, and had children including Charles Ix De Valois, Claude De France, Elisabeth De Valois, Francois Hercule D Alencon, Francois Ii Francois Ii, Henry Duke Of Albany Stuart, Louis De France, Marguerite De Valois, Victoire De France. King Henry II Henry II of France Knight of the Garter, Prince of France, King of France 16th GGF passed away in 1559 in Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

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  • The story of King Henry II Henry II of France Knight of the Garter, Prince of France, King of France 16th GGF began in 1519 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France.
  • King Henry II Henry II of France Knight of the Garter, Prince of France, King of France 16th GGF married Catherine De Medici, Catherine De Medicis, Catherine Maria Romula De Lorenzo De Medici, and had children including Charles Ix De Valois, Claude De France, Elisabeth De Valois, Francois Hercule D Alencon, Francois Ii Francois Ii, Henry Duke Of Albany Stuart, Louis De France, Marguerite De Valois, Victoire De France.
  • King Henry II Henry II of France Knight of the Garter, Prince of France, King of France 16th GGF passed away in 1559 in Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.

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King GGF's Ancestors

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King GGF
1519–1559
Birth Place: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Parents
François 1er Valois-Angoulême
1494–1547
Cognac, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Claude (Duchesse de Valois de BRETAGNE Queen Consort of) France
1500–1524
Romorantin-Lanthenay, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
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King GGF's Descendants

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King (Henry II Henry II of France Knight of the Garter, Prince of France, King of France 16th) GGF (31 March 1519–10 July 1559) m. Catherine (Maria Romula de Lorenzo de) MEDICI (13 April 1519–5 January 1589) m. Catherine (de) MÉDICIS (13 April 1519–5 January 1589) m. Catherine (de) Medici (13 April 1519–5 January 1589) m. Catherine (Maria Romula de Lorenzo de) MEDICI (13 April 1519–5 January 1589)
  1. 1. Henry (Duke of Albany) Stuart 1551–1586 m. Mary (Queen of) Scotland 1542–
  2. 2. Claude (de) France 1547–1575 m. Charles (lll Karl Duke of Lorraine) France 1543–1608
  3. 3. François (Hercule) d'Alencon 1555–1584
  4. 4. Victoire (de) France 1556–1556
  5. 5. Louis (de) France 1549–1550
  6. 6. Charles (IX de) Valois 1550–1574
  7. 7. Elisabeth (de) Valois 1545–1568
  8. 8. Marguerite (de) Valois 1553–1615
  9. 9. Francois (II Francois) II 1544–1560

King GGF's Timeline

3 Records

1519
31 March 1519
Birth of King Henry II Henry II of France Knight of the Garter, Prince of France, King of France 16th GGF in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
1533
7 NOV 1533
Age 14
King Henry II Henry II of France Knight of the Garter, Prince of France, King of France 16th GGF was married in Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
1559
10 July 1559
Age 40
Death of King Henry II Henry II of France Knight of the Garter, Prince of France, King of France 16th GGF 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] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 NOV 1533
    Event Place: Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Favorite royale

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    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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