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King François II of France as a child
François Clouet

Musée Condé, Chantilly

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August 19, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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26th June 1574
Gabriel de Lorges, 1st Earl of Montgomery, died at Place de Grève, Paris.

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June 26, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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5th February 1557
The Treaty of Vaucelles was signed between King Philip II of Spain and King Henri II of France.

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February 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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10th July 1559
Henri II, King of France died of septicaemia from an injury he sustained in a jousting accident 10 days previously.

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July 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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26th June 1574
Gabriel de Lorges, 1st Earl of Montgomery, died at Place de Grève, Paris.

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June 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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10th July 1559
King Henri II of France died of septicaemia from an injury he sustained in a jousting accident, ten days previously.

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July 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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25th July 1547
King Henri II of France is crowned in a ceremony at Reims Cathedral - the traditional location for the coronation of the monarchs of France.

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July 25, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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Did you know….
King Henri II of France was the ancestor of Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, the self-proclaimed Comtesse de la Motte

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September 2, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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31st March 1519
At Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Queen Claude of France gave birth to her second son who was given the name of Henri.

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March 31, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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Did you know….
King Henri II of France was the ancestor of Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, the self-proclaimed Comtesse de la Motte

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April 2, 2026 at 5:32 AM
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25th July 1547
King Henri II of France was crowned in a ceremony at Reims Cathedral - the traditional location for the coronation of the monarchs of France.

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July 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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30th June 1559
At the Place Royale at the Hôtel des Tournelle, a joust was held to celebrate the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis in which King Henri II of France was a participant

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June 30, 2026 at 4:23 AM
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2nd April 1545
At the Château de Fontainebleau, Catherine de’Medici, Dauphine of France gave birth to a daughter who was named Elizabeth.

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April 2, 2026 at 5:29 AM
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5th February 1557
The Treaty of Vaucelles was signed between King Philip II of Spain and King Henri II of France.

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February 5, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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13th July 1558
The Battle of Gravelines took place near Calais.

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July 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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30th June 1559
At the Place Royale at the Hôtel des Tournelle, a joust was held to celebrate the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis.

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June 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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27th June 1550
King Charles IX of France was born at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, to King Henri II of France & his wife, Catherine de’Medici.

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June 27, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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31st March 1519
At Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Queen Claude of France gave birth to her second son who was given the name of Henri.

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March 31, 2025 at 6:10 AM