Henri III de France

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Henri III de France was King of France from the Valois dynasty in the late 16th century, known for his role in the French Wars of Religion and his tumultuous, intrigue-filled reign.

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Henri III of France 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Anjou
King of France
King of Poland
human
monarch
assassin Jacques Clément NERFINISHED
birthDate 1551-09-19
birthPlace Château de Fontainebleau NERFINISHED
Fontainebleau NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath assassination
stab wound
coronationDate 1575-02-13
coronationPlace Reims Cathedral NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 1589-08-02
deathPlace Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Saint-Cloud NERFINISHED
near Paris
dynasty Valois dynasty NERFINISHED
electedKingOfPoland 1573
era French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED
father Henri II de France NERFINISHED
fullName Henri III de France NERFINISHED
Henri de Valois NERFINISHED
gender male
hadIssue no surviving legitimate children
implemented Edicts of pacification during the Wars of Religion NERFINISHED
languageOfName French
leftPolishThrone 1574
mannerOfDeath homicide
marriageDate 1575-02-15
monarchOf Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
mother Catherine de Médicis NERFINISHED
notableEvent Day of the Barricades in Paris, 1588 NERFINISHED
ordered assassination of Henri I de Guise in 1588
notableFor assassination by a Catholic fanatic
conflict with the Catholic League
role in the French Wars of Religion
politicalFaction Royalist party in the French Wars of Religion
predecessor Charles IX de France NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1589-08-02
reignStart 1574-05-30
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Château de Blois NERFINISHED
Louvre Palace NERFINISHED
royalHouse House of Valois NERFINISHED
sibling Charles IX de France NERFINISHED
François II de France NERFINISHED
Marguerite de Valois NERFINISHED
spouse Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont NERFINISHED
style His Most Christian Majesty NERFINISHED
successor Henri IV de France NERFINISHED
title Duke of Anjou NERFINISHED
Duke of Orléans NERFINISHED
King of France
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

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Henri, Duke of Anjou alsoKnownAs Henri III de France
Henry of Valois alsoKnownAs Henri III de France
Château de Blois notableResident Henri III de France
this entity surface form: Henri III of France