Henry III of France


Henry III was a monarch of the House of Valois who was elected the monarch of the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1575 and ruled as King of France from 1574 until his death. He was the last French monarch of the Valois dynasty.

Henry was born at the royal Chteau de Fontainebleau, the fourth son of King Henry II and Catherine de Medici and grandson of Francis I of France and Claude of France. His older brothers were Francis II of France, Charles IX of France, and Louis of Valois. He was made Duke of Angoulme and Duke of Orlans in 1560, then Duke of Anjou in 1566.

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