1550 - 1574 (24 years)
Has more than 100 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.
1544 - 1560 (16 years)
Birth |
19 Jan 1544 |
Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
Died |
5 Dec 1560 |
Orleans |
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Father |
Roy Henry de France, II, b. 31 Mar 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Mother |
Catherine di Medici, b. 13 Apr 1519, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Married |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
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Family |
Queen Maria Stuart, b. 8 Dec 1542, Linlithgow |
Married |
24 Apr 1558 |
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1542 - 1587 (44 years)
Birth |
8 Dec 1542 |
Linlithgow |
Died |
8 Feb 1587 |
Fotheringhay |
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Father |
King James Stuart, V, b. 10 Apr 1512, Linlithgow, West-Lothian, Scotland |
Mother |
Marie de Loraine Guise, b. 22 Nov 1515, Bar-le-Duc |
Married |
9 May 1538 |
St. Andrews |
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Family 1 |
Roy Francois II de France, b. 19 Jan 1544, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
Married |
24 Apr 1558 |
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Family 2 |
Henry Stuart, b. 7 Dec 1545, Temple Newsam, Leeds, West Riding, Yorkshire, England |
Married |
29 Jul 1565 |
Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Children |
+ | 1. King James Stuart, VI - I, b. 19 Jun 1566, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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Family 3 |
Earl James Hepburn, b. 1536 |
Married |
1567 |
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1545 - 1568 (23 years)
Birth |
2 Apr 1545 |
Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
Died |
3 Oct 1568 |
Aranjuez |
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Father |
Roy Henry de France, II, b. 31 Mar 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Mother |
Catherine di Medici, b. 13 Apr 1519, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Married |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
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Family |
Rey Felipe II d' Espana, b. 21 May 1527, Valladolid, España |
Married |
28 Jun 1559 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
Children |
| 1. Isabella Clara Eugenia von Österreich, b. 12 Aug 1566 |
+ | 2. Caterina Micaela d' Espana, b. 10 Oct 1567, Madrid, España |
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1527 - 1598 (71 years)
Birth |
21 May 1527 |
Valladolid, España |
Died |
13 Sep 1598 |
Escorial |
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Father |
Kaiser Karl V de Castilla y de León, b. 24 Feb 1500, Ghent, Vlaanderen, België |
Mother |
Isabella de Guimarães, b. 4 Oct 1503, Lisboa, Estradamura, Portugal |
Married |
11 Mar 1526 |
Sevilla, Andalisia, España |
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Family 1 |
Maria de Guimarães, b. 1526 |
Married |
12 Nov 1543 |
Salamanca, Vieille-Castille, España |
Children |
| 1. Don Carlos von Österreich, b. 8 Jul 1545 |
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Family 2 |
Queen Maria I Tudor, b. 18 Feb 1516, Greenwich, London, England |
Married |
25 Jul 1554 |
Cathédrale of Winchester, Dorset, England |
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Family 3 |
Elisabeth de Valois, b. 2 Apr 1545, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
Married |
28 Jun 1559 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
Children |
| 1. Isabella Clara Eugenia von Österreich, b. 12 Aug 1566 |
+ | 2. Caterina Micaela d' Espana, b. 10 Oct 1567, Madrid, España |
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Family 4 |
Anna von Österreich, b. 2 Nov 1549, Cigales |
Married |
14 Nov 1570 |
Segovia, España |
Children |
| 1. Ferdinand d' Espana, b. 1571 |
| 2. Edouard d' Espana, b. 1575 |
| 3. Marie d' Espana |
+ | 4. Rey Felipe III d' Espana, b. 14 Apr 1578, Madrid, España |
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1547 - 1575 (28 years)
Birth |
1547 |
Died |
1575 |
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Father |
Roy Henry de France, II, b. 31 Mar 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Mother |
Catherine di Medici, b. 13 Apr 1519, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Married |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
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Family |
Herzog Karl II (III) von Lothringen, b. 15 Feb 1543 |
Married |
1559 |
Children |
+ | 1. Herzog Heinrich II von Lothringen-Bar, b. 8 Nov 1563 |
+ | 2. Christine von Lothringen, b. 16 Aug 1565 |
| 3. Antonie von Lothringen, b. Aug 1567-1568 |
+ | 4. Herzog Francois II von Lothringen, b. 25 Feb 1572 |
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1543 - 1608 (65 years)
Birth |
15 Feb 1543 |
Died |
14 May 1608 |
Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France |
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Father |
Herzog Franz I von Lothringen, b. Aug 1517 |
Mother |
Christine af Danmark, b. 1521 |
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Family |
Claude de France, b. 1547 |
Married |
1559 |
Children |
+ | 1. Herzog Heinrich II von Lothringen-Bar, b. 8 Nov 1563 |
+ | 2. Christine von Lothringen, b. 16 Aug 1565 |
| 3. Antonie von Lothringen, b. Aug 1567-1568 |
+ | 4. Herzog Francois II von Lothringen, b. 25 Feb 1572 |
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1549 - 1550 (1 year)
Birth |
1549 |
Died |
1550 |
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Father |
Roy Henry de France, II, b. 31 Mar 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Mother |
Catherine di Medici, b. 13 Apr 1519, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Married |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
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1550 - 1574 (24 years)
Birth |
27 Jun 1550 |
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Died |
20 Nov 1574 |
Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
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Father |
Roy Henry de France, II, b. 31 Mar 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Mother |
Catherine di Medici, b. 13 Apr 1519, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Married |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
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Family 1 |
Elisabeth von Österreich, b. 5 Jun 1554, Wien, Österreich |
Married |
26 Nov 1570 |
Children |
| 1. Marie Elisabeth de France, b. 27 Oct 1572 |
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Family 2 |
Marie Touchet |
Children |
+ | 1. Duc Charles de Valois, b. 28 Apr 1573, Château de Fayet-en-Dauphiné |
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1554 - 1592 (37 years)
Birth |
5 Jun 1554 |
Wien, Österreich |
Died |
22 Jan 1592 |
Wien, Österreich |
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Father |
Kaiser Maximiliaan II von Österreich, b. 31 Jul 1527, Wien, Österreich |
Mother |
Maria d' Espana, b. 21 Jun 1528, Madrid, España |
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Family |
Roy Charles de France, IX, b. 27 Jun 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Married |
26 Nov 1570 |
Children |
| 1. Marie Elisabeth de France, b. 27 Oct 1572 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Family |
Roy Charles de France, IX, b. 27 Jun 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Children |
+ | 1. Duc Charles de Valois, b. 28 Apr 1573, Château de Fayet-en-Dauphiné |
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1551 - 1589 (37 years)
Birth |
19 Sep 1551 |
Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
Died |
2 Aug 1589 |
Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
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Father |
Roy Henry de France, II, b. 31 Mar 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Mother |
Catherine di Medici, b. 13 Apr 1519, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Married |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
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Family 1 |
Prinzessin Louise de Mercoeur, b. 30 Apr 1553 |
Married |
1575 |
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Family 2 |
Françoise Babou de la Bourdaisière, b. 1542 |
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1553 - 1601 (47 years)
Birth |
30 Apr 1553 |
Died |
29 Jan 1601 |
Moulins |
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Father |
Comte Nikolaus von Lothringen, b. 17 Oct 1524 |
Mother |
Margarete van Egmond, b. 1516-1517 |
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Family |
Roy Henry de France, III, b. 19 Sep 1551, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
Married |
1575 |
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1542 - 1592 (50 years)
Birth |
1542 |
Died |
1592 |
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Father |
Jean Babou, b. 1511, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France |
Mother |
Françoise Robertet, b. 1519 |
Married |
6 Dec 1539 |
Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France |
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Family 1 |
Antoine d' Estrées, b. 1529 |
Children |
+ | 1. Gabrielle d' Estrées, b. 1571 |
| 2. François Annibal d' Estrées, b. 1573 |
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Family 2 |
Roy Henry de France, III, b. 19 Sep 1551, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
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1553 - 1615 (61 years)
Birth |
14 May 1553 |
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Died |
27 Mar 1615 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
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Father |
Roy Henry de France, II, b. 31 Mar 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Mother |
Catherine di Medici, b. 13 Apr 1519, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Married |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
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Family |
Roy Henry de France, IV, b. 13 Dec 1553, Pau, Béarn,, France |
Married |
18 Aug 1572 |
Notre-Dame, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
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1553 - 1610 (56 years)
Birth |
13 Dec 1553 |
Pau, Béarn,, France |
Died |
14 May 1610 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
Buried |
St. Denis |
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Father |
Rey Antoine de Bourbon de Vendôme, b. 1518 |
Mother |
Reine Jeanne d' Albret, III, b. 1528 |
Married |
1548 |
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Family 1 |
Marguerite de Valois, b. 14 May 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Married |
18 Aug 1572 |
Notre-Dame, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
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Family 2 |
Maria di Medici, b. 26 Apr 1573, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Married |
27 Dec 1600 |
Lyons |
Children |
+ | 1. Roy Louis de France, XIII, 'the Just', b. 27 Sep 1601, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
+ | 2. Elisabeth (Isabel) de Bourbon, b. 22 Nov 1602, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
+ | 3. Christine Marie de Bourbon, b. 10 Feb 1606, Le Louvre, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| 4. Nicolas de France, b. 1607 |
+ | 5. Duc Gaston Jean Baptiste de France, b. 25 Apr 1608, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
+ | 6. Henriette Maria de Bourbon, b. 25 Nov 1609 |
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Family 3 |
Gabrielle d' Estrées, b. 1571 |
Children |
+ | 1. Cesar de Bourbon, b. 3 Jun 1594, Chateau de Coucy |
+ | 2. Catherine Henriette de Bourbon, b. 11 Sep 1596 |
| 3. Alexandre de Bourbon, b. 14 Apr 1598 |
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Family 4 |
Marquise Catharine Henriette de Balzac d' Entragues, b. 1579 |
Children |
| 1. NN de France, b. 1600 |
| 2. Bishop Henri de Metz, b. 1601 |
| 3. Gabrielle Angélique de France, b. 1603 |
+ | 4. Marquise Gabrielle-Angelique de Bourbon, b. 1603 |
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Family 5 |
Jacqueline de Bueil |
Children |
| 1. Comte Antoine de Bourbon, b. 1607 |
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Family 6 |
Charlotte de Essart |
Children |
| 1. Jeanne Baptiste de Bourbon, b. 1608 |
| 2. Marie Henriette de Bourbon, b. 1608 |
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1554 - 1584 (30 years)
Birth |
1554 |
Died |
1 Jun 1584 |
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Father |
Roy Henry de France, II, b. 31 Mar 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Mother |
Catherine di Medici, b. 13 Apr 1519, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Married |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
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1556 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
1556 |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Roy Henry de France, II, b. 31 Mar 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Mother |
Catherine di Medici, b. 13 Apr 1519, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Married |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
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1556 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
1556 |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Roy Henry de France, II, b. 31 Mar 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Mother |
Catherine di Medici, b. 13 Apr 1519, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Married |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
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1519 - 1559 (40 years)
Birth |
31 Mar 1519 |
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Died |
10 Jul 1559 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
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Father |
Roy Francois I de France, b. 12 Sep 1494, Cognac |
Mother |
Duchesse Claude de Bretagne, b. 13 Oct 1499 |
Married |
18 May 1514 |
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
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Family 1 |
Catherine di Medici, b. 13 Apr 1519, Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Married |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
Children |
| 1. Roy Francois II de France, b. 19 Jan 1544, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
+ | 2. Elisabeth de Valois, b. 2 Apr 1545, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
+ | 3. Claude de France, b. 1547 |
| 4. Louise de France, b. 1549 |
+ | 5. Roy Charles de France, IX, b. 27 Jun 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
| 6. Roy Henry de France, III, b. 19 Sep 1551, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
| 7. Marguerite de Valois, b. 14 May 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
| 8. Duc Francois Hercule d' Alencon, b. 1554 |
| 9. Victoiree de France, b. 1556 |
| 10. Jeanne de France, b. 1556 |
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Family 2 |
Philippe Duc |
Children |
| 1. Duchesse Diane de France, b. 1538, Piedmont, Italia |
| 2. Louis de France |
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Family 3 |
Mary Fleming |
Children |
| 1. Henry d' Angoulème, b. 1551 |
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Family 4 |
Nicole de Savigny |
Children |
+ | 1. Henri de Saint-Rémi, b. Abt 1557 |
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Family 5 |
Diane de Saint Valliers de Poitiers |
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1519 - 1589 (69 years)
Birth |
13 Apr 1519 |
Firenze, Toscana, Italia |
Died |
15 Jan 1589 |
Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France |
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Father |
Lorenzo II di Medici, b. 1492 |
Mother |
Madeleine de la Tour d' Auvergne |
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Family |
Roy Henry de France, II, b. 31 Mar 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Married |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
Children |
| 1. Roy Francois II de France, b. 19 Jan 1544, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
+ | 2. Elisabeth de Valois, b. 2 Apr 1545, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
+ | 3. Claude de France, b. 1547 |
| 4. Louise de France, b. 1549 |
+ | 5. Roy Charles de France, IX, b. 27 Jun 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
| 6. Roy Henry de France, III, b. 19 Sep 1551, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France |
| 7. Marguerite de Valois, b. 14 May 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
| 8. Duc Francois Hercule d' Alencon, b. 1554 |
| 9. Victoiree de France, b. 1556 |
| 10. Jeanne de France, b. 1556 |
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1554 - 1592 (37 years)
Birth |
5 Jun 1554 |
Wien, Österreich |
Died |
22 Jan 1592 |
Wien, Österreich |
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Father |
Kaiser Maximiliaan II von Österreich, b. 31 Jul 1527, Wien, Österreich |
Mother |
Maria d' Espana, b. 21 Jun 1528, Madrid, España |
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Family |
Roy Charles de France, IX, b. 27 Jun 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Married |
26 Nov 1570 |
Children |
| 1. Marie Elisabeth de France, b. 27 Oct 1572 |
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1572 - 1578 (5 years)
Birth |
27 Oct 1572 |
Died |
9 Apr 1578 |
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Father |
Roy Charles de France, IX, b. 27 Jun 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Mother |
Elisabeth von Österreich, b. 5 Jun 1554, Wien, Österreich |
Married |
26 Nov 1570 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Family |
Roy Charles de France, IX, b. 27 Jun 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Children |
+ | 1. Duc Charles de Valois, b. 28 Apr 1573, Château de Fayet-en-Dauphiné |
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1573 - 1650 (77 years)
Birth |
28 Apr 1573 |
Château de Fayet-en-Dauphiné |
Died |
24 Sep 1650 |
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Father |
Roy Charles de France, IX, b. 27 Jun 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Mother |
Marie Touchet |
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Family |
Comtesse Charlotte de Montmorency, b. 1572 |
Married |
6 May 1591 |
Pezenas |
Children |
+ | 1. Duc Louis Emmanuel de Valois, b. 1596, Clermont-en-Auvergne |
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Name |
Charles de France |
Prefix |
Roy |
Suffix |
IX |
Birth |
27 Jun 1550 |
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
20 Nov 1574 |
Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Siblings |
9 Siblings |
| 1. Roy Francois II de France, b. 19 Jan 1544, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France d. 5 Dec 1560, Orleans (Age 16 years) ▻ Queen Maria Stuart, m. 24 Apr 1558 | + | 2. Elisabeth de Valois, b. 2 Apr 1545, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France d. 3 Oct 1568, Aranjuez (Age 23 years) ▻ Rey Felipe II d' Espana, m. 28 Jun 1559 | + | 3. Claude de France, b. 1547 d. 1575 (Age 28 years) ▻ Herzog Karl II (III) von Lothringen, m. 1559 | | 4. Louise de France, b. 1549 d. 1550 (Age 1 year) | + | 5. Roy Charles de France, IX, b. 27 Jun 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France d. 20 Nov 1574, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France (Age 24 years) ▻ Elisabeth von Österreich, m. 26 Nov 1570 ; Marie Touchet | | 6. Roy Henry de France, III, b. 19 Sep 1551, Fontainebleau, Seine et Marne, France d. 2 Aug 1589, Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France (Age 37 years) ▻ Prinzessin Louise de Mercoeur, m. 1575 ; Françoise Babou de la Bourdaisière | | 7. Marguerite de Valois, b. 14 May 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France d. 27 Mar 1615, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 61 years) ▻ Roy Henry de France, IV, m. 18 Aug 1572 | | 8. Duc Francois Hercule d' Alencon, b. 1554 d. 1 Jun 1584 (Age 30 years) | | 9. Victoiree de France, b. 1556 d. Yes, date unknown | | 10. Jeanne de France, b. 1556 d. Yes, date unknown | |
Person ID |
I7555 |
Geneagraphie |
Last Modified |
9 Oct 2002 |
Father |
Roy Henry de France, II, b. 31 Mar 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France d. 10 Jul 1559, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 40 years) |
Mother |
Catherine di Medici, b. 13 Apr 1519, Firenze, Toscana, Italia d. 15 Jan 1589, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France (Age 69 years) |
Marriage |
28 Oct 1533 |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France |
Family ID |
F3413 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- King of France (1560-1574).
The third son of Henri II and Catherine de Medici succeeded his brother, Francois II, in 1560 at the age of 10. His mother remained Regent until 1563 but was highly influential throughout his reign. With the Chancellor, Michel de I,'Hospital, she instigated a policy of appeasement between Catholics and Protestants. However, the massacre of Protestants at Wassy by the Duc de Guise' followers in March 1562 led to the heart-rending Wars of Religion that were to spread bloodshed throughout France for 36 years. The first war was marked by a number of military campaigns, the alliance between the French Protestants and England (1562) and the assassination of Duc Francis de Guise (1563). It ended with the Peace of Amboise signed in March 1563. Once peace returned, Catherine de Medici set off with King Charles IX on a tour of France that lasted more than two years. Its aim was to unite the kingdom around the king. It was also at this time that the Grand Ordinance of Moulins was promulgated with a view to reforming the justice system and extending the monarch's powers (1566). An attempt by the Protestants to kidnap Charles IX in September 1567 re-opened hostilities. The Catholics won the Battle of Saint-Denis and a peace treaty was signed in Longjumeau in March 1568. The dismissal of Michel de L'Hospital in May 1568 resulted in a third wave of warfare. The Protestants were defeated in Jarnac and Moncontour (1569) and the war ended with the Peace of Saint-Germain (1570), an attempt at reconciliation on the part of the king who planned to marry his sister, Marguerite, to Henri of Navarre. Their marriage in August 1572 was one of the causes of the massacre of Protestants on St. Bartholomew's Day which Charles IX was unable to prevent and to which he grudgingly agreed to please his mother. This event re-ignited the war and the Catholics tried, in vain, to capture La Rochelle. The Edict of Boulogne put an end to this fourth war (July 1573). Charles IX died in 1574 just as fighting was about to break out again. His marriage with Elisabeth of Austria had produced only one daughter and the crown therefore passed to his brother, Henri III, the third son of Henri II.
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His many years left as a minor was to confer all his powers to Queen Catherine. Inspite of the civil war, the Court moved from castle to castle. Chenonceau remained the privileged setting for the most splendid receptions: dances, banquets, masquerades, joisting over the Cher, fireworks. The damsels of the flying squadron were the nymphs and mermaids of this fairy-like setting.
In Blois Joan of Albret signed the marriage contract between her son Henry (the future Henry IV) and Margaret of France, sister of Charles IX. This marriage was meant to be the reign of a reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants. In fact it was nothing of the kind. Each party played a game full of treachery which led to the worst kinds of insurrection. The Admiral of Coligny became too powerful. He was assasinated during the night of 24th August 1572. The horrible massacre of the Saint Barthelemy was to remain the major event during this sombre period. During the three years which were to follow, the castles of the Loire were abandoned and the weak Charles IX's reign dismally came to an end.
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