He died on July 10th, 1559. He was never recognized by the French State. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. Contents[show] Childhood Prince Henry was born in Paris, France, and when he was 14 years old married Catherine de' Medici in an arranged marriage between their two countries. Henry III of France was the last King of France of the House of Valois. Her mother was from the Guise family, the most stalwart Catholic family in France, and King Henry had her brought to France to be raised and to make sure that, come what may, France would dominate Scotland. For King Henry II, that backup plan was a certain Stuart princess later to be Mary Queen of Scots. Henry was born on March 31, 1519 at Chateau de Saint Germain-en-Laye, the second son of King Francis I of France and Claude, Duchess of Brittany and, as the second son, was not expected to ever be king.

He was the “spare”. From the beginning of his reign he was occupied with putting down rebellions led by members of his family and other French nobles. Born in 1519, the future Henry II married Catherine de Medici in 1533 when they were both 14 years old. Henry II of France was a monarch who ruled France from 1547 to 1559. He is generally not in lists of official French monarchs. Henry II, also called (until 1547) Duke (duc) d’Orléans, (born March 31, 1519, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, France—died July 10, 1559, Paris), king of France from 1547 to 1559, a competent administrator who was also a vigorous suppressor of Protestants within his kingdom. The royal demesne of France reached its smallest size during his reign, and for this reason he is often seen as emblematic of the weakness of the early Capetians. Henry I (4 May 1008 – 4 August 1060) was the King of the Franks from 1031 to his death.

However, even as a child, his life was not uneventful.
Henry III was the fourth son of his father King Henry II of France and was not expected to ascend to the French … He was born in the royal Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris. Henry IV ( French: Henri IV, read as Henri-Quatre [ɑ̃ʁi katʁ]; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithet Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. On May 21, 1420, Henry and Charles signed the Treaty of Troyes, which disinherited the dauphin (the future Charles VII) in favor of the English king, named Henry as … Henri d'Artois, Charles X's grandson, is said by monarchists to be the King of France, as Henry V from 2 August 1830 to 9 August 1830. Henry II was fatally injured by the Count of Montgomery during a jousting tournament. Henry II of France was the king of France after the death of his brother and father. Henry V predeceased Charles VI and so Henry V's son, Henry VI, succeeded his grandfather Charles VI as King of France. He ruled as the King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1575 and the King of France from 1574 until his death. Most of Northern France was under English control until 1435, but by 1453, the English had been expelled from all of France save Calais (and the Channel Islands ), and Calais itself fell in 1558 . History: Henry I (of France) (circa 1008-1060), king of France (1031-1060), son of King Robert II and grandson of Hugh Capet, founder of the Capetian dynasty. His father was King Francis I, who was captured a few years after his birth. Henry II of France dies of tournament wounds. Henry I, (born c. 1008—died Aug. 2 or 4, 1060, Vitry-aux-Loges, France), king of France from 1026 to 1060 whose reign was marked by struggles against rebellious vassals. He married Catherine de' Medici when he was 14 and they had 10 children together, 8 on whom made it to adulthood. Henry IV granted religious freedom to Protestants by issuing the Edict of Nantes during his reign as king of France, from 1589 to 1610. Born: 16 September 1386 Monmouth Castle, Wales: Died: 31 August 1422 (aged 35) Château de Vincennes, France: Burial: 7 November 1422

During his reign, he hugely suppressed the Protestant movement.