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King Henry II, his father, arranged a remarkable betrothal for his son to the five year old Mary, Queen of Scots, in the Châtillon agreement of 27 January 1548, when Francis was only four years old. Mary had been crowned Queen of Scotland in Stirling Castle on 9 September 1543 at the age of nine months, following the death of her father James V .
Francis I (French: François I er; Middle French: Françoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis XII, who died without a legitimate son.
Pages in category "Illegitimate children of French monarchs" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Anglo-Norman surname Fitzroy means son of a king and was used by various illegitimate royal offspring, and by others who claimed to be such. In medieval England a bastard's coat of arms was marked with a bend or baton sinister. [1] Notable fictional examples include Mordred, the villainous illegitimate son of King Arthur.
According to the diplomat Simon Renard, the birth nearly killed Catherine, [153] and the royal couple were advised by the King's physician to have no further children. Louis, Victoire and Jeanne, the three children who died in infancy, depicted in Catherine's book of hours. Francis II, King of France (19 January 1544
Henry was born in the royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, the son of King Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany, daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany. Francis and Claude were second cousins ; both had Louis I, Duke of Orléans , as a patrilineal great-grandfather, and their marriage strengthened the ...
Francis II, King of France: 19 January 1544: 5 December 1560: Married Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587) on 24 April 1558. No issue. Elizabeth of France: 2 April 1545: 3 October 1568: Married Philip II, King of Spain (1527–1598) on 22 June 1559. They had six children but only two daughters survived. Claude of France: 12 November 1547: 21 ...
Louis XIV (1638–1715), the Bourbon monarch of the Kingdom of France, was the son of King Louis XIII of France and Queen Anne. The descendants of Louis XIV are numerous. Although only one of his children by his wife Maria Theresa of Spain survived past infancy, Louis had many illegitimate children by his mistresses. [1]