Elizabeth of Valois

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Elizabeth of Valois was a 16th-century French princess who became Queen of Spain as the third wife of King Philip II, helping to strengthen the alliance between France and Spain.

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Label Occurrences
Elizabeth of Valois canonical 2
Queen Elizabeth of Valois 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century French nobility
French princess
House of Valois
queen consort
associatedWith Catherine de' Medici's political strategies
Habsburg court
surface form: Philip II’s Habsburg court
burialPlace El Escorial
child Catherine Michelle of Spain
Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain
surface form: Isabella Clara Eugenia
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfBirth 1545-04-02
dateOfDeath 1568-10-03
endTime (marriage) 1568-10-03
era Renaissance
father Henry II of France
fullName Elisabeth of Valois
surface form: Élisabeth de Valois
house House of Valois
languageSpoken French
Spanish
mannerOfDeath died in childbirth
mother Catherine de’ Medici
surface form: Catherine de' Medici
motherDynasty House of Medici
nobleFamily House of Valois
surface form: Valois dynasty
notableEvent marriage arranged by the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis
notableFor strengthening dynastic ties between France and Spain
placeOfBirth Château de Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau, France
surface form: Fontainebleau

Kingdom of France
placeOfDeath Crown of Castile
Madrid
positionHeld Queen consort of Naples
Queen consort of Sicily
Queen consort of Spain
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Madrid
Spanish royal court
sexOrGender female
sibling Charles IX of France
Francis II of France
Henry III of France
Margaret of Valois
significantAlliance Franco-Spanish alliance
spouse Philip II of Spain
spousePosition King of Spain
startTime (marriage) 1559-06-22
title Queen of Naples
Queen of Sicily
Queen of Spain

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Catherine de’ Medici child Elizabeth of Valois
Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici child Elizabeth of Valois
Don Karlos featuresCharacter Elizabeth of Valois
this entity surface form: Queen Elizabeth of Valois