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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Henry III of France canonical	62
King Henry III of France	2
Henry III of France (as predecessor in the succession crisis)	1

Statements (51)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (65)

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

Histoire des guerres civiles de France → describesReignOf → Henry III of France ⓘ

French Wars of Religion → keyFigure → Henry III of France ⓘ

Day of the Barricades → opponent → Henry III of France ⓘ

Day of the Barricades → monarchAtTime → Henry III of France ⓘ

Day of the Barricades → associatedPerson → Henry III of France ⓘ

Charles IX of France → successor → Henry III of France ⓘ

Charles IX of France → sibling → Henry III of France ⓘ

Henry IV of France → predecessor → Henry III of France ⓘ

War of the Three Henrys → commander → Henry III of France ⓘ

War of the Three Henrys → namedAfter → Henry III of France ⓘ

Henry I, Duke of Guise → opponent → Henry III of France ⓘ

House of Valois → lastMonarch → Henry III of France ⓘ

House of Valois → notableMember → Henry III of France ⓘ

House of Guise → associatedWithMonarch → Henry III of France ⓘ

Francis II of France → sibling → Henry III of France ⓘ

Henry II of France → child → Henry III of France ⓘ

Pont Neuf → commissionedBy → Henry III of France ⓘ

Henry III of France → fullName → Henry III of France self-link ⓘ

Catherine de’ Medici → child → Henry III of France ⓘ

Capetian dynasty → hasNotableMember → Henry III of France ⓘ

Sigismund II Augustus → successor → Henry III of France ⓘ

Elisabeth of Valois → relative → Henry III of France ⓘ

Elisabeth of Valois → sibling → Henry III of France ⓘ

The Forty-Five Guardsmen → featuresHistoricalFigure → Henry III of France ⓘ

Order of the Holy Spirit → foundedBy → Henry III of France ⓘ

Count of Poitiers → hasTitleHolder → Henry III of France ⓘ

Catholic League in France → opposedBy → Henry III of France ⓘ

François Viète → employer → Henry III of France ⓘ

French royal forces → notableMonarchServed → Henry III of France ⓘ

Journée des Barricades → involvedParty → Henry III of France ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Henry III of France

Journée des Barricades → involvedLeader → Henry III of France ⓘ

Journée des Barricades → relatedTo → Henry III of France ⓘ

de Coligny → associatedWithMonarch → Henry III of France ⓘ

Good King Henry → predecessor → Henry III of France ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry IV of France

Margaret of Valois → sibling → Henry III of France ⓘ

Charles Maximilian → sibling → Henry III of France ⓘ

Charles Maximilian → successor → Henry III of France ⓘ

Battle of Coutras → monarchInvolved → Henry III of France ⓘ

House of Mayenne → opposed → Henry III of France ⓘ

Battle of Ivry → associatedMonarch → Henry III of France ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry III of France (as predecessor in the succession crisis)

Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici → child → Henry III of France ⓘ

Francis, Duke of Anjou → sibling → Henry III of France ⓘ

Henri, Duke of Anjou → alsoKnownAs → Henry III of France ⓘ

Duke of Guise → notableConflictWith → Henry III of France ⓘ

Victoria of France → sibling → Henry III of France ⓘ

Victoria of France → relative → Henry III of France ⓘ

Duke of Mayenne → opposed → Henry III of France ⓘ

subject surface form: Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne

Claude of France, Duchess of Lorraine → sibling → Henry III of France ⓘ

Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême → legitimizedBy → Henry III of France ⓘ

Valois → notableRuler → Henry III of France ⓘ