#OTD 31 Mar 1519
#ClaudeofFrance gave birth to 2nd son Henri at Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The death of heir his brother François meant he became King #HenriII in 1547
Jousting in 1559 (wearing his mistress' colours) a lance splinter entered his eye & led to death by sepsis
#History
#OTD 31 Mar 1547
#FrançoisI died at Château de Rambouillet in the @iledefrance.bsky.social
Patron of the arts acquiring the Mona Lisa!
Of his 7 children 2 would wear crowns #HenriII of France & Madeleine #QueenofScots
His final victory over rival #HenryVIII .. outliving him by 2 months
#History
#OTD
31st March 1519
At Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Queen Claude of France gave birth to her second son who was given the name of Henri.
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#HenriII #KingHenriII #KingHenriIIofFrance #ValoisAngoulême #France #History
#OTD 3 Oct 1568
Queen of Spain #ElisabethdeValois 23, died at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Madrid following the miscarriage of a daughter that same day
Daughter of #HenriII & #CatherinedeMedici she was the wife of Phillip II of Spain, they had 2 daughters Isabella & Catherine
#History #Elizabethan
#OTD 19 Aug 1561
18yr old #MaryQueenofScots arrived back home after 13yrs in France
She had been placed in the hands of #HenriII by her mother, #MariedeGuise, away from the 'rough wooing' of #HenryVIII
Hear from Mary in our series on YouTube PTLH TV: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#OTD
25th July 1547
King Henri II of France was crowned in a ceremony at Reims Cathedral - the traditional location for the coronation of the monarchs of France.
#HenriII #KingHenriIIofFrance #KingofFrance #ValoisAngoulême #France #History
#OTD
10th July 1559
King Henri II of France died of septicaemia from an injury he sustained in a jousting accident, ten days previously.
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#HenriII #KingHenriIIofFrance #ValoisAngoulême #France #History
#OTD
30th June 1559
At the Place Royale at the Hôtel des Tournelle, a joust was held to celebrate the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis.
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#HenriII #KingHenriIIofFrance #KingofFrance #Jousting #ValoisAngoulême #France #History
Also #OTD 31 Mar 1547
#FrançoisI died at Château de Rambouillet in the @iledefrance
Patron of the arts acquiring the Mona Lisa!
Of his 7 children 2 would wear crowns #HenriII of France & Madeleine #QueenofScots
His final victory over rival #HenryVIII .. outliving him by 2 months
#OTD 31 Mar 1519
#ClaudeofFrance gave birth to 2nd son Henri at Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The death of heir his brother François meant he became King #HenriII in 1547
Jousting in 1559 (wearing his mistress' colours) a lance splinter entered his eye & led to death by sepsis
#OTD
31st March 1519
At Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Queen Claude of France gave birth to her second son who was given the name of Henri.
www.instagram.com/p/DH2LcSWK3L...
#HenriII #KingHenriII #KingHenriIIofFrance #ValoisAngoulême #France #History
🎂#Anniversaire Henri II, 506 ans, le Roi chevalier www.election-politique.com/election.php...
#Anniversaire #31Mars #March31 #31deMarzo #31Marzo #31März #3月31日 #31مارس #France #HenriII #Henri2 #politique #politics
#OTD 3 Oct 1568
Queen of Spain #ElisabethdeValois 23, died at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Madrid following the miscarriage of a daughter that same day
Daughter of #HenriII & #CatherinedeMedici she was the wife of Phillip II of Spain, they had 2 daughters Isabella & Catherine
#OTD 19 Aug 1561
18yr old #MaryQueenofScots arrived back home after 13yrs in France
She had been placed in the hands of #HenriII by her mother, #MariedeGuise, away from the 'rough wooing' of #HenryVIII
Hear from Mary in our series on YouTube PTLH TV: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#OTD 31 Mar 1547
#FrançoisI died at Château de Rambouillet
Renaissance prince & patron of the arts he acquired the Mona Lisa from Leonardo da Vinci!
Of his 7 children 2 wore crowns #HenriII of France & Madeleine #QueenofScots
His final victory over rival #HenryVIII .. outliving him by 2 months
#OTD 31 Mar 1519
#ClaudeofFrance gave birth to 2nd son Henri at Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The death of the heir, his brother François meant Henri became King #HenriII in 1547
Jousting in 1559 (wearing his mistress' colours) a lance splinter entered his eye & led to death by sepsis
