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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 ]
In 1552 it was given as an appanage by Henry II to his son Henry of Valois, who, on becoming king in 1574, with the title of Henry III, conceded it to his brother Francis, duke of Alençon, at the treaty of Beaulieu near Loches (6 May 1576). Francis died on 10 June 1584, and the vacant appanage definitively became part of the royal domain. [6]
John I, Duke of Alençon; John II, Duke of Alençon; René, Duke of Alençon; Charles IV, Duke of Alençon; Francis, Duke of Anjou; Gaston, Duke of Orléans; Charles, Duke of Berry (1686–1714) Louis XVIII; Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
Sir Edward Stafford (1552 – 5 February 1605) was an English Member of Parliament, courtier, and diplomat to France during the time of Queen Elizabeth I.. He was involved in abortive negotiations for a proposed marriage between Elizabeth and Francis, Duke of Anjou.
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In 1360, the county was raised to a dukedom becoming known as Duke of Anjou, subsequently leading the Duchy of Anjou. The title was held by Philip V of Spain before his accession in 1700. Since then, some Spanish Legitimist claimants to the French throne have borne the title even to the present day, as does a nephew of the Orléanist pretender.
Claude, Duke of Guise 1496–1550: Ferdinand II 1467–1496 r. 1495 (contested with Charles VIII of France); 1495–1496: Charles IV 1500–1558 r. 1516–1554: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor 1503–1564: Francis, Duke of Guise 1519–1563: Philip I 1527–1554–1598: Charles II, Archduke of Austria 1540–1590: House of Lorraine: Henry I ...
In addition, Margaret encouraged Francis, Duke of Anjou to continue his expedition to the Netherlands, which King Henry III wished to interrupt, fearing a war with Spain. [72] Ball at the Court of Henry III (detail), Franco-Flemish school, c. 1582. When she fell sick in June 1583, rumors claimed that she was pregnant by Champvallon. [73]