Henry III of France

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Duke of Anjou Grand Duke of Lithuania King of France King of Poland human monarch

Henry III of France was a 16th-century French king whose turbulent reign was marked by the Wars of Religion, intense conflict between Catholics and Huguenots, and his eventual assassination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Anjou ⓘ
Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
King of France ⓘ
King of Poland ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
birthDate 1551-09-19 ⓘ
birthPlace Fontainebleau, France ⓘ
surface form: Fontainebleau

Kingdom of France ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
conflictWith Catholic League in France ⓘ
surface form: Catholic League

Huguenots ⓘ
coronationDate 1575-02-13 ⓘ
coronationPlace Reims Cathedral ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
deathDate 1589-08-02 ⓘ
deathPlace Saint-Cloud ⓘ
near Paris ⓘ
dynasty House of Valois ⓘ
surface form: Valois dynasty
electedMonarchOf Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form: Poland–Lithuania
era 16th century ⓘ
father Henry II of France ⓘ
fullName Henry III of France self-link ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
killedBy Jacques Clément ⓘ
mannerOfDeath stabbed ⓘ
marriageDate 1575-02-15 ⓘ
mother Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
surface form: Catherine de' Medici
nobleFamily House of Valois ⓘ
notableEvent French Wars of Religion ⓘ
War of the Three Henrys ⓘ
notableFor last Valois king of France ⓘ
orderedEvent assassination of Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ
assassination of Louis II, Cardinal of Guise ⓘ
positionHeld Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
Kings of France ⓘ
surface form: King of France

King of Poland ⓘ
predecessor Charles IX of France ⓘ
regnalName Henry III ⓘ
reignAsKingOfPolandEnd 1575-05-12 ⓘ
reignAsKingOfPolandStart 1573-02-21 ⓘ
reignEnd 1589-08-02 ⓘ
reignStart 1574-05-30 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Charles IX of France ⓘ
Francis II of France ⓘ
Margaret of Valois ⓘ
spouse Louise of Lorraine ⓘ
successor Henry IV of France ⓘ
successorDynasty House of Bourbon ⓘ

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

Day of the Barricades → associatedPerson → Henry III of France ⓘ
House of Guise → associatedWithMonarch → Henry III of France ⓘ
Catherine de’ Medici → child → Henry III of France ⓘ
Henry II of France → child → Henry III of France ⓘ
War of the Three Henrys → commander → Henry III of France ⓘ
Pont Neuf → commissionedBy → Henry III of France ⓘ
Henry III of France → fullName → Henry III of France self-link ⓘ
Capetian dynasty → hasNotableMember → Henry III of France ⓘ
French Wars of Religion → keyFigure → Henry III of France ⓘ
House of Valois → lastMonarch → Henry III of France ⓘ
Day of the Barricades → monarchAtTime → Henry III of France ⓘ
War of the Three Henrys → namedAfter → Henry III of France ⓘ
House of Valois → notableMember → Henry III of France ⓘ
Day of the Barricades → opponent → Henry III of France ⓘ
Henry I, Duke of Guise → opponent → Henry III of France ⓘ
Henry IV of France → predecessor → Henry III of France ⓘ
Charles IX of France → sibling → Henry III of France ⓘ
Francis II of France → sibling → Henry III of France ⓘ
Charles IX of France → successor → Henry III of France ⓘ