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.

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Label	Occurrences
Henry II of France canonical	67
King Henry II of France	5
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 ⓘ Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ surface form: Saint-Denis
causeOfDeath	injuries from jousting accident ⓘ
child	Charles IX of France ⓘ Claude of France, Duchess of Lorraine ⓘ Elisabeth of Valois ⓘ surface form: Elizabeth of Valois Francis II of France ⓘ Francis, Duke of Anjou ⓘ Henry III of France ⓘ Joan of France ⓘ Louis X of France ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: 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	Kings of France ⓘ surface form: King of France
predecessor	Francis I of France ⓘ
regnalName	Henry II of England ⓘ surface form: Henry II
reignEnd	1559-07-10 ⓘ
reignStart	1547-03-31 ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse	Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ surface form: Catherine de' Medici
successor	Francis II of France ⓘ
title	Dauphin of France ⓘ Charles de Valois, Duke of Orléans ⓘ surface form: Duke of Orléans

Referenced by (73)

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

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

Italian Wars → notableCommander → Henry II of France ⓘ

Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis → negotiatedBy → Henry II of France ⓘ

Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye → usedBy → Henry II of France ⓘ

Gaspard II de Coligny → servedUnder → Henry II of France ⓘ

French Renaissance → notableFigure → Henry II of France ⓘ

Charles IX of France → father → Henry II of France ⓘ

House of Valois → notableMember → Henry II of France ⓘ

Francis II of France → father → Henry II of France ⓘ

Francis II of France → predecessor → Henry II of France ⓘ

Pierre Lescot → employer → Henry II of France ⓘ

Pierre Lescot → patron → Henry II of France ⓘ

Henry III of France → father → Henry II of France ⓘ

Catherine de’ Medici → spouse → Henry II of France ⓘ

Duke of Brittany → officeHolder → Henry II of France ⓘ

Capetian dynasty → hasNotableMember → Henry II of France ⓘ

Madeleine of Valois, Queen of Scots → sibling → Henry II of France ⓘ

subject surface form: Madeleine of Valois

Second Schmalkaldic War → involves → Henry II of France ⓘ

Elisabeth of Valois → father → Henry II of France ⓘ

The Two Dianas → featuresEvent → Henry II of France ⓘ

this entity surface form: reign of Henry II of France

The Two Dianas → featuresFigure → Henry II of France ⓘ

Château de Fontainebleau → usedBy → Henry II of France ⓘ

Habsburg–Valois conflict → involves → Henry II of France ⓘ

Francis I of France → successor → Henry II of France ⓘ

Francis I of France → child → Henry II of France ⓘ

Count of Poitiers → hasTitleHolder → Henry II of France ⓘ

Battle of St. Quentin → monarchOfFrenchSide → Henry II of France ⓘ

Treaty of Vaucelles → signatoryMonarch → Henry II of France ⓘ

Gabriel de Montgomery → servedUnder → Henry II of France ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Henry II of France

Château de Chenonceau → notableOwner → Henry II of France ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Henry II of France

Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry → sibling → Henry II of France ⓘ

Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry → associatedWith → Henry II of France ⓘ

Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry → monarchDuringLifetime → Henry II of France ⓘ

Fontainebleau School decorations → patron → Henry II of France ⓘ

Primaticcio → employer → Henry II of France ⓘ

Primaticcio → patron → Henry II of France ⓘ

Order of Saint Michael → notableRecipient → Henry II of France ⓘ

Philibert de l'Orme → employer → Henry II of France ⓘ

Margaret of Valois → father → Henry II of France ⓘ

School of Fontainebleau → patron → Henry II of France ⓘ

Charles Maximilian → father → Henry II of France ⓘ

Hôtel des Tournelles → resident → Henry II of France ⓘ

Diane de Poitiers → royalMistressOf → Henry II of France ⓘ

Francis, Duke of Guise → servedUnder → Henry II of France ⓘ

Madeleine of Valois → sibling → Henry II of France ⓘ

Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici → spouse → Henry II of France ⓘ

Caterina Maria Romula de’ Medici → monarchConsortOf → Henry II of France ⓘ

Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino → throughChildConnectedTo → Henry II of France ⓘ

Francis, Duke of Anjou → father → Henry II of France ⓘ

Henri, Duke of Anjou → father → Henry II of France ⓘ