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Monsieur François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (French: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 [1] – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. Early years [ edit ]
Coat of arms of the Dauphin of France, a title used by the heir-apparent to the French throne from 1350 to 1791, and from 1824 to 1830. Heraldic crown of the Dauphin of France. The following is a list of the heirs to the throne of the Kingdom of France, that is, those who were legally next in line to assume the throne upon the death of the King.
The Count of Anjou was the ruler of the County of Anjou, first granted by King Charles the Bald of West Francia in the 9th century to Robert the Strong. Ingelger and his son, Fulk the Red, were viscounts until Fulk assumed the title of count. Ingelger's male line ended with Geoffrey II.
The death of the royal heir presumptive, Francis, Duke of Anjou, in 1584, which made the Protestant King Henry of Navarre the heir to the French throne, led to a new civil war, the War of the Three Henries, with King Henry III of France, Henry of Navarre and Henry of Guise fighting for control of France. Guise began the war by declaring the ...
Francis I of France, 1494–1547 Francis III, Duke of Brittany, 1518–1536; Henry II of France, 1519–1559 Francis II of France, 1544–1560; Charles IX of France, 1550–1574; Henry III of France, 1551–1589; Francis, Duke of Anjou, 1555–1584; Charles II of Valois, Duke of Orléans, 1522–1545; Louis I of Anjou, 1339-1384 (House of ...
Francis I 1494–1547 King of France r. 1515–1547: Antoine of Bourbon 1518–1562 King of Navarre: Jeanne III of Albret 1528–1572: Henry II 1519–1559 King of France r. 1547–1559: Catherine de' Medici 1519–1589 Bourbons: Marie de' Medici 1575–1642: Henry IV 1553–1610 King of France and Navarre r. 1589–1610: Margaret 1553–1615 ...
The situation got worse. In June 1584, her brother Francis died and she missed her most valuable ally. [77] With Anjou's death, Henry of Navarre became heir presumptive to the French throne, and he was under increased pressure to produce an heir. [78]
Heirs presumptive to the French throne, persons entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question. [1] [2