FRANCE Henry II, King of

1519 - 1559  (40 years)

• Name	FRANCE Henry II, King of
  Birth	31 Mar 1519	Saint-Germain, En-Laye
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Jul 1559	Paris, France
  Burial	St. Denis, France
  Notes	I don't have info on the "nursery", but according to Andre Maurois's "A History of France", (1968 U.S. edition, page 132) Henry II complained that he was badly treated by the Spanish. Henry and his brother were held hostage as a result of a treaty his father, Francis I, negotiated while imprisoned in Spain. In exchange for his freedom Francis agreed to allow the Emporer the Duchy of Burgundy. Henry and his brother were held as hostages to guarantee the agreement. But after Francis I's release, the Burgundians refused to become part of the Empire. So Henry's grandmother, Louise of Savoy, and the Emporer's sister, Archduchess Margaret negotiated in 1529 "The Ladies Peace" (The Peace of Cambrai) which set the ransom for the freedom of the two princes at two million gold ecus, which the French paid. There was obviously bad blood between the Valois and Habsburgs. One clause in the Cambrai treaty required Francis I to marry the Emporer's sister, Eleanor, which the King did in 1530. Under the circumstance this proved to be an unhappy marriage. Maurois writes that as king, Henry II of France, due to the bad treatment he received during his childhood captivity, hated the Spanish and especially Charles V. From: hbv2061@aol.com (History Writer)
  Person ID	I1197	Royal Family of Europe
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2001

  
  

  Father	FRANCE François I, King Of,   b. 12 Sep 1494, Cognac, , France d. 31 Mar 1547, Rambouillet, , France (Age 52 years)
  Mother	FRANCE Claude, "The Good" Queen Of,   b. 13 Oct 1499, Romorantin, France d. 20 Jul 1524, Blois, France (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1514
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	FRANCE Philippa Of,   b. 3 Sep 1499, , Moncallier, Piedmont, Italy d. 22 Apr 1566, Chcateau D' Anet, , , France (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Not Married
  Children	1. ETAMPES Diane De Poitiers,   b. 1538, , Pibemont, , France d. 11 Jan 1619, , Paris, , France (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	SAVIGNY Nicole De,   b. Abt 1535, Of, Lorraine, , France d. 4 Mar 1590 (Age ~ 55 years)
  Marriage	Not Married
  Children	1. SAINT REMY Henri De,   b. Abt 1557, Paris, France d. 14 Feb 1621, Paris, France (Age ~ 64 years)
  Family ID	F528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	STEWART Janet,   b. Abt 1500, Of Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland d. 20 Feb 1563, , , , France (Age ~ 63 years)
  Marriage	Not Married
  Children	1. Knight VALOIS Henri, le Bâtard d'Angouleme,   b. Apr 1577, Paris, Seine, France d. 2 Jun 1586 (Age ~ 9 years)
  Family ID	F318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	NOT MARRIED
  Children	1. Diane Of Poiters,   b. Abt 1545, Paris, France
  Family ID	F529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 5	DE MEDICI Catherine Of Florence,   b. 13 Apr 1519, Florence, , Italy d. 5 Jan 1589, , Blois, France (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1533	Marseilles, Bouches-Du-Rhone, France
  Children	1. VALOIS Francis, François II, King Of France,   b. 19 Jan 1544, Fontainebleau, , France d. 5 Dec 1560, Orleans, , France (Age 16 years)   2. OF FRANCE Elizabeth,   b. 2 Apr 1544, , Valois, France d. 3 Oct 1568, , Madrid, Madrid, Spain (Age 24 years)   3. Charles,   b. Abt 1546,   4. OF FRANCE Claudia,   b. 12 Nov 1547, Fontainebleau, , France d. 20 Feb 1575 (Age 27 years)   5. FRANCE Louis Prince Of,   b. 3 Feb 1548, , St Germain En Laye, , France d. 24 Oct 1550 (Age 2 years)   6. FRANCE Charles IX, King of,   b. 27 Jun 1550, St. Germain-, En-Laye, France d. 30 May 1574, Vincennes, , France (Age 23 years)   7. FRANCE Henry III, King of,   b. 19 Sep 1551, Fontainebleau, , France d. 2 Aug 1589, Paris, , France (Age 37 years)   8. OF VALOIS Margaret,   b. 15 May 1553, , Valois, France d. 27 Mar 1615, Paris, , France (Age 61 years)   9. OF FRANCE Hercule François,   b. 18 Mar 1554, , St Germaine-En-Laye, , France d. 10 Jun 1584 (Age 30 years)   10. FRANCE Jeanne Princess,   b. 24 Jun 1556, , Fontainebleau, , France d. 24 Jun 1556 (Age 0 years)   11. FRANCE Victoire Princess,   b. 24 Jun 1556, Fontainebleau, , France d. 17 Aug 1556 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart