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Henri of Valois-Angouleme

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Henri of Valois-Angouleme

Birth
France
Death
2 Jun 1586 (aged 34–35)
Aix-en-Provence, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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(Not to be confused with his half-brother King Henri III of France who were born the same year.)

Henri of Valois-Angouleme : Duke of Angoulême; Légitimé de France; Cleric; Military Commander during the Wars of Religion.

Henri was born the bastard son of Henri II of France and his mistress Janet Stewart, an illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland. Being the most highly favoured natural son of the King, he was legitimised and made Duke of Angoulême. Henri would later serve as Abbot of La Chaise-Dieu, Grand Prior of France, of the Sovereign Order of Malta, and Admiral of the Levantine Sea, further ruling as Governor of Provence from 1579 until his death in 1586.

Henri was killed at Aix-en-Provence in a duel with Philip Altoviti.
(Not to be confused with his half-brother King Henri III of France who were born the same year.)

Henri of Valois-Angouleme : Duke of Angoulême; Légitimé de France; Cleric; Military Commander during the Wars of Religion.

Henri was born the bastard son of Henri II of France and his mistress Janet Stewart, an illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland. Being the most highly favoured natural son of the King, he was legitimised and made Duke of Angoulême. Henri would later serve as Abbot of La Chaise-Dieu, Grand Prior of France, of the Sovereign Order of Malta, and Admiral of the Levantine Sea, further ruling as Governor of Provence from 1579 until his death in 1586.

Henri was killed at Aix-en-Provence in a duel with Philip Altoviti.

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