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Charles IX de Valois

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Charles IX de Valois

Birth
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Death
30 May 1574 (aged 23)
Vincennes, Departement du Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France Add to Map
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Rotunde de Valois, destroyed
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Royalty. Born Charles-Maximilien de Valois-Angouleme, second-eldest son of Henri II and Catherine de Medici. He succeeded his brother Francois II on December 5th, 1560. His reign was dominated by civil war and the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre. By his wife Elisabeth of Habsburg, he had a daughter, Marie Elisabeth, who died young. His mistress, Marie Touchet, bore him a son that would survive the following three kings. He was succeeded by his brother Henri, who was the last of the Valois to reign the Kingdom of France.
Royalty. Born Charles-Maximilien de Valois-Angouleme, second-eldest son of Henri II and Catherine de Medici. He succeeded his brother Francois II on December 5th, 1560. His reign was dominated by civil war and the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre. By his wife Elisabeth of Habsburg, he had a daughter, Marie Elisabeth, who died young. His mistress, Marie Touchet, bore him a son that would survive the following three kings. He was succeeded by his brother Henri, who was the last of the Valois to reign the Kingdom of France.

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  • Created by: Lutetia
  • Added: Oct 26, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60690644/charles_ix-de_valois: accessed ), memorial page for Charles IX de Valois (27 Jun 1550–30 May 1574), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60690644, citing Saint Denis Basilique, Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Lutetia (contributor 46580078).