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    Henry III (French: Henri III, né Alexandre Édouard; Polish: Henryk Walezy; Lithuanian: Henrikas Valua; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was King of...
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    Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian...
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  • (1207–1272) King Henry III of France (1551–1589) King Henry III of Navarre (1553–1610), also King Henry IV of France Henry III, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben...
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    Henry II (French: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess...
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    population of France as an opponent of the Huguenots. In 1576 he formed the Catholic League. His rapidly deteriorating relations with the new King Henry III created...
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  • Henry of Valois may refer to: Henry II of France (1519–1559), King of France Henry III of France (1551–1589), King of France and Poland Henri Valois (1603–1676)...
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    real name Jean-Antoine d'Anglerais, was the jester of King Henry III of France and later Henry IV. He was sharp-tongued and very cunning, and spoke...
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    Valois descended from Charles, Count of Valois (1270–1325), the second surviving son of King Philip III of France (reigned 1270–1285). Their title to the...
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    Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216...
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    Henry III of Navarre's succession to the throne in 1589 was followed by a war of succession to establish his legitimacy, which was part of the French...
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    the genealogically senior branch of the House of Bourbon. In 1589, at the death of Henry III of France, the House of Valois became extinct in the male...
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  • 1547–1559 Henry III of France (1551–1589), King of France, reigned 1573–1575 Henry IV of France (1553–1610), King of France, reigned 1589–1610 Henry V of France...
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    Queen of Navarre by marriage to Henry III of Navarre and then also Queen of France at her husband's 1589 accession to the latter throne as Henry IV. Margaret...
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    Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453...
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    Henry I (4 May 1008 – 4 August 1060) was King of the Franks from 1031 to 1060. The royal demesne of France reached its smallest size during his reign,...
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    Philip III (1 May 1245 – 5 October 1285), called the Bold (French: le Hardi), was King of France from 1270 until his death in 1285. His father, Louis...
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  • the series of civil wars in France known as the French Wars of Religion. It was a three-way war fought between: King Henry III of France, supported by...
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  • Jacobites as Henry IX Four kings of Castile: Henry I of Castile Henry II of Castile Henry III of Castile Henry IV of Castile Five kings of France, spelt Henri...
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    In 1574, following the death of his brother Charles IX of France and the accession of his other brother Henry III of France, he became heir to the throne...
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    of House of Valois, at the death of Henry III of France. His descendants are varied and numerous. Some of his descendants are Juan Carlos of Spain, Franz...
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    Following the premature death of his fourth son Hercule François and the assassination of his third son, the childless Henry III, France was plunged into a succession...
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    queens of England and Ireland (and, later, of Great Britain) also claimed the throne of France. The claim dates from Edward III, who claimed the French throne...
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    Louise of Lorraine (French: Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont; 30 April 1553 – 29 January 1601) was Queen of France as the wife of King Henry III from their...
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    She was Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King Henry II and the mother of French kings Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III. The years during...
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    French), characterised by a series of disconnected niches. Driven from Paris during the French Wars of Religion, King Henry III took refuge in Blois, and summoned...
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    founded by Henry III of France in 1578. Today, it is a dynastic order under the House of France. It should not be confused with the Congregation of the Holy...
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  • when Henry III of France briefly held the title of King of Poland. Sources often disagree on the exact title given to the various diplomats of the 16th...
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    Valois. January 7 – The College of Sorbonne votes a resolution that it is just and necessary to depose King Henry III of France, and that any private citizen...
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    Henry IV (c. April 1367 – 20 March 1413), also known as Henry Bolingbroke, was King of England from 1399 to 1413. Henry's grandfather, Edward III, had...
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    Henry III (Heinrich III, 28 October 1016 – 5 October 1056), called the Black or the Pious, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1046 until his death in 1056. A...
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