Henry II of France

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King of France Valois king human monarch

Henry II of France was a 16th-century Valois king whose reign was marked by growing religious tensions between Catholics and Protestants that helped set the stage for the French Wars of Religion.

Aliases (1)

reign of Henry II of France ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of France → Valois king → human → monarch →
birthDate	1519-03-31 →
birthPlace	Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye → Kingdom of France → Saint-Germain-en-Laye →
burialPlace	Basilica of Saint-Denis → Saint-Denis →
causeOfDeath	injuries from jousting accident →
child	Charles IX of France → Claude of France, Duchess of Lorraine → Elizabeth of Valois → Francis II of France → Francis, Duke of Anjou → Henry III of France → Joan of France → Louis of Valois → Margaret of Valois → Victoria of France →
coronationDate	1547-07-25 →
coronationPlace	Reims Cathedral →
countryOfCitizenship	France →
deathDate	1559-07-10 →
deathPlace	Hôtel des Tournelles → Kingdom of France → Paris →
dynasty	House of Valois-Angoulême →
father	Francis I of France →
givenName	Henry →
languageSpoken	French →
mannerOfDeath	accidental death →
mother	Claude of France →
nobleFamily	House of Valois →
notableEvent	Italian Wars → Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis → growth of tensions leading to French Wars of Religion → persecution of French Protestants →
partner	Diane de Poitiers →
patronage	arts and architecture in Renaissance France →
positionHeld	King of France →
predecessor	Francis I of France →
regnalName	Henry II →
reignEnd	1559-07-10 →
reignStart	1547-03-31 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
spouse	Catherine de' Medici →
successor	Francis II of France →
title	Dauphin of France → Duke of Orléans →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles IX of France → Francis II of France → Henry III of France →	father
Pierre Lescot →	employer
The Two Dianas ("reign of Henry II of France") →	featuresEvent
Capetian dynasty →	hasNotableMember
French Wars of Religion →	keyFigure
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis →	negotiatedBy
Italian Wars →	notableCommander
French Renaissance →	notableFigure
House of Valois →	notableMember
Duke of Brittany →	officeHolder
Pierre Lescot →	patron
Francis II of France →	predecessor
Gaspard II de Coligny →	servedUnder
Catherine de’ Medici →	spouse
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye →	usedBy