Biography:Monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from March 31, 1547 until his death in 1559.
He persevered in the Italian Wars against the House of Habsburg and tried to suppress the Protestant Reformation even as the Huguenots became an increasingly large minority in France during his reign.
Born: March 31, 1519 Birthplace:Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris, France Star Sign: Aries
Died: July 10, 1559 (aged 40) Cause of Death: Fatal jousting wound
Married Life
1533-10-28 Prince Henry of France (later Henry II) (14) marries Florentine noblewoman Catherine de' Medici (14) in Marseille
Historical Events
1547-03-31 Henry II succeeds Francis I as King of France
1556-02-05 King Henry II of France and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V sign the Treaty of Vaucelles, creating a temporary truce in the Italian War of 1551–59
George II
Harold II
Henry IV of France
Kamehameha I
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Philip IV