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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 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.
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]
Francis, Duke of Anjou; C. Charles IV of Anjou; Charles-Philippe d'Orléans; G. Gaston, Duke of Orléans; H. Henry III of France; L. Louis I of Anjou; Louis II of Anjou;
John, Duke of Durazzo 1294–1336: Eleanor of Anjou 1289–1341: Frederick III of Sicily 1272–1337: Philip VI of France 1293–1350: Charles I of Hungary 1288–1342: Charles, Duke of Calabria 1298–1328: Peter II of Sicily 1305–1342: John II of France 1319–1364: Louis I of Hungary 1326–1382: Andrew, Duke of Calabria 1327–1345: Joan ...
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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Most of the full-length figures in the foreground of the tapestries are recognizable as members of the French royal family and court. Francis, Duke of Anjou is featured prominently in some of the tapestries, and Catherine de' Medici, dressed in her widow's black, occupies the central position in all of the tapestries except one. [12]