Henry II, King of France

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthDate 31 March 1519
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Henri_de_Valois
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Château_de_Saint-Germain-en-Laye
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Basilica_of_Saint-Denis
gptkbp:children gptkb:Elizabeth_of_Valois
gptkb:Louis_of_Valois
gptkb:Claude_of_Valois
gptkb:Victoria_of_Valois
gptkb:Francis_II_of_France
gptkb:Joan_of_Valois
gptkb:Charles_IX_of_France
gptkb:Henry_III_of_France
gptkb:Margaret_of_Valois
gptkbp:coronationDate gptkb:Reims_Cathedral
25 July 1547
gptkbp:deathDate 10 July 1559
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hôtel_des_Tournelles,_Paris
gptkbp:era gptkb:Renaissance
gptkbp:father gptkb:Francis_I_of_France
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Valois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry II, King of France
gptkbp:mistress gptkb:Diane_de_Poitiers
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Claude_of_France
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notableAchievement patron of the arts
Continued the Italian Wars
Established the Chambre Ardente
Expanded the Louvre
Father of three future monarchs of France
His death led to a succession crisis in France
Oversaw the persecution of Huguenots
Signed the Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
Strengthened the power of the French monarchy
Supported the Habsburg-Valois rivalry
Suppressed Protestantism in France
Commissioned the construction of the Château de Chambord
gptkbp:notableEvent Died from injuries sustained in a jousting tournament
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:François_Clouet
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Francis_I_of_France
gptkbp:reignEnd 10 July 1559
gptkbp:reignStart 31 March 1547
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:signature Henry_II_of_France_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catherine_de'_Medici
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Francis_II_of_France
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Count_of_Flanders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5