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King Henry II Valois 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 France

Spouse(s): Catherine line)(DeMedici)

Children(s): François Croix

King Henry II Valois was born in 1519 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, the child of François Ier de Valois Angoulême and Claude de France. King Henry II Valois married Catherine de' Medici (Royal line)(DeMedici), and had children including François Count of Anjou de La Croix. King Henry II Valois passed away in 1559 in Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • King Henry II Valois was born in 1519 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, the child of François Ier de Valois Angoulême and Claude de France.
  • King Henry II Valois married Catherine de' Medici (Royal line)(DeMedici), and had children including François Count of Anjou de La Croix.
  • King Henry II Valois passed away in 1559 in Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

François Angoulême
1494 – 1547
Birth Location: Cognac, Departement de la Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
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Claude France
1499 – 1524
Birth Location: Romorantin-Lanthenay, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
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Spouses(s)

Catherine line)(DeMedici)
1519 – 1589
Birth Location: Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
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Children(s)

François Croix
1530 – 1569
Birth Location: Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
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King Valois's Ancestors

Self
King Valois
1519 – 1559
Birth Place: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Parents
François Ier de Valois Angoulême
1494 – 1547
Cognac, Departement de la Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Claude (de) France
1499 – 1524
Romorantin-Lanthenay, Departement du Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

King Valois's Descendants

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King (Henry II) Valois (31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) m. Catherine (de' Medici (Royal) line)(DeMedici) (13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589)
  1. 1. François (Count of Anjou de La) Croix (1530 – 4 Mai 1569) m. Countess (Catherine) DePreys (1541 – 1565)
    1. 1. Magdeline (Renee) DeCroix (1565 – 26 Feb 1626) m. Jacques (Louis Wallerund Marquis du) Bois (1 Jul 1563 – 24 Sep 1616)
      1. 1. Elizabeth DuBois (1611 – 5 Jun 1665) m. Dr. (John) Briscoe (1612 – 1699)
        1. 1. Col (Philip) Briscoe (1648 – 25 Apr 1724) m. Susannah Swann (1660 – 24 Jul 1740)

King Valois's Timeline

2 Records

1519
31 March 1519
Birth of King Henry II Valois 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 King Henry II Valois 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1559
    Event Place: Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
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