Henri, Duke of Anjou

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Henri, Duke of Anjou was a French royal prince who later became King Henry III of France and was a prominent military and political leader during the French Wars of Religion.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Duke of Anjou 3
Henri, Duke of Anjou canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Anjou ⓘ
French prince ⓘ
King of France ⓘ
Roman Catholic ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of royalty ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Henri III de France ⓘ
Henry III of France ⓘ
Henry of Valois ⓘ
birthDate 1551-09-19 ⓘ
birthName Henri de Valois ⓘ
linked to: Henry of Valois
birthPlace Château de Fontainebleau ⓘ
Fontainebleau ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
coronationDate 1575-02-13 ⓘ
coronationPlace Reims Cathedral ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1589-08-02 ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of France ⓘ
Saint-Cloud ⓘ
near Paris ⓘ
dynasty Valois dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Valois
era French Wars of Religion ⓘ
father Henry II of France ⓘ
fledFrom Poland ⓘ
killedBy Jacques Clément ⓘ
mannerOfDeath homicide ⓘ
monarchOf France ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
mother Catherine de' Medici ⓘ
noLegitimateIssue true ⓘ
notableFor being the last Valois king of France ⓘ
leadership of the royal army against the Huguenots ⓘ
participation in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre ⓘ
role in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
participatedIn French Wars of Religion ⓘ
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre ⓘ
War of the Three Henrys ⓘ
politicalAlignment Catholic League (initially allied, later opposed) ⓘ
linked to: Catholic League
positionHeld Duke of Anjou ⓘ
Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
King of France ⓘ
King of Poland ⓘ
Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom of France ⓘ
predecessor Charles IX of France ⓘ
reasonForFlightFromPoland to claim the French throne after the death of Charles IX ⓘ
reignEnd 1589 ⓘ
reignStart 1574 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
royalHouse House of Valois ⓘ
sibling Charles IX of France ⓘ
Francis II of France ⓘ
Francis, Duke of Anjou ⓘ
Margaret of Valois ⓘ
spouse Louise of Lorraine ⓘ
successor Henry IV of France ⓘ
successorAsKingOfPoland Stephen Báthory ⓘ
title His Most Christian Majesty ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573) → commandedBy → Henri, Duke of Anjou ⓘ
Henry III of France → title → Duke of Anjou ⓘ
subject linked to: Henry III
linked to: Henri, Duke of Anjou
La Dame de Monsoreau → mainCharacter → Henri, Duke of Anjou ⓘ
Henry of Valois → nobleTitle → Duke of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Henri, Duke of Anjou
Henri III de France → title → Duke of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Henri, Duke of Anjou