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CharlesIXFRA

Charles IX, King of France





Reign[]

December 5, 1560 - May 30, 1574  (13 years)
Preceded by Francis II of France
Succeeded by Henry III of Poland/III of France


Birth[]

June 27, 1550
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
House of Valois-Angoulême


Death[]

May 30, 1574
Vincennes, France
23 years


Parents[]

Henry I, Duke of Brittany/II, King of France
Born March 31, 1519
Father: Francis I, King of France  (1494-1547) (53 years)
Mother: Claude, Duchess of Brittany  (1499-1524) (25 years)
Married: October 28, 1533 - July 10, 1559  (25 years, died)
Died July 10, 1559  (40 years)


Catherine, Princess de' Medici
Born April 13, 1519
Father: Lorenzo  de' Medici, Duke of Urbino  (1492-1519) (27 years)
Mother: Madeleine, Countess de La Tour d'Auvergne  (1498-1519) (21 years)
Children: 10
Died January 5, 1589  (69 years)


Siblings[]

1. Francis II, King of France  (1544-60) (16 years)

2. Elisabeth, Queen of Spain and Portugal  (1545-68) (23 years)

3. Claude, Duchess of Lorraine  (1547-75) (28 years)

4. Louis III, Duke of Orléans  (1549-50) (1 year)

5. Henry III, King of Poland/III, King of France  (1551-89) (38 years)

6. Margaret, Queen of Navarre and France  (1553-1615) (62 years)

7. Francis, Duke of Anjou  (1555-84) (29 years)

8. Victoria, Princess of Valois  (1556-56) (1 month)

9. Joan, Princess of Valois  (1556-56) (1 day)


Marriages[]

1. Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria
Born July 5, 1554
Father: Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor  (1527-76) (49 years)
Mother: Maria, Archduchess of Austria  (1528-1603) (75 years)
Married: November 26, 1570 - May 30, 1574  (3 years, died)
Died January 22, 1592  (37 years)


Children[]

1. Marie Elisabeth, Princess of Valois
Born October 27, 1572
Died April 2, 1578  (5 years)
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