Charles IX of France

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House of Valois King of France human monarch

Charles IX of France was a 16th-century Valois king whose turbulent reign was marked by the French Wars of Religion and the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.

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Charles IX 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Valois ⓘ
King of France ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
associatedWithConflict Catholic League in France ⓘ
surface form: Catholic League

Huguenots ⓘ
birthDate 1550-06-27 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of France ⓘ
Saint-Germain-en-Laye ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
causeOfDeath tuberculosis ⓘ
child Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême ⓘ
Elisabeth of France ⓘ
surface form: Mary Elisabeth of France
coronationDate 1561-05-15 ⓘ
coronationPlace Reims Cathedral ⓘ
country France ⓘ
deathDate 1574-05-30 ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of France ⓘ
Vincennes ⓘ
dynasty House of Valois ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
father Henry II of France ⓘ
fullName Charles Maximilian ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
house House of Valois ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
marriageDate 1570-11-26 ⓘ
mother Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
surface form: Catherine de' Medici
nobleFamily House of Valois ⓘ
surface form: Valois-Angoulême
notableEvent Edict of Saint-Germain (1562) ⓘ
French Wars of Religion ⓘ
Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1570) ⓘ
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ⓘ
surface form: St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
predecessor Francis II of France ⓘ
regencyPeriodEnd 1563-08-17 ⓘ
regencyPeriodStart 1560-12-05 ⓘ
regent Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
surface form: Catherine de' Medici
regnalName Charles IX of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Charles IX
reignEnd 1574-05-30 ⓘ
reignStart 1560-12-05 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Claude of France, Duchess of Lorraine ⓘ
Francis II of France ⓘ
Francis, Duke of Anjou ⓘ
Henry III of France ⓘ
Margaret of Valois ⓘ
spouse Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France ⓘ
successor Henry III of France ⓘ
title Dauphin of France ⓘ
King of France ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. Bartholomew's Day massacre → associatedPerson → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Catherine de’ Medici → child → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Henry II of France → child → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573) → commandedBy → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Colloquy of Poissy → hasParticipant → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Queen Margot → historicalFigureDepicted → Charles IX of France ⓘ
French Wars of Religion → keyFigure → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Queen Margot → mainCharacter → Charles IX of France ⓘ
House of Valois → notableMember → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Henry III of France → predecessor → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Charles IX of France → regnalName → Charles IX of France self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles IX
Elisabeth of Valois → relative → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Gaspard II de Coligny → servedUnder → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Elisabeth of Valois → sibling → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Francis II of France → sibling → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Henry III of France → sibling → Charles IX of France ⓘ
Francis II of France → successor → Charles IX of France ⓘ