King Of France II Henry ^2,3

  General Notes:

[Europe_New.FTW] [royalfam.ged] I don't have info on the "nursery", but according to Andre Maurois's "A History of France", 1968 U.S. edition, page 132 Henry II complained that he was badly treated by the Spanish. Henry and his brother were held hostage as a result of a treaty his father, Francis I, negotiated while imprisoned in Spain. In exchange for his freedom Francis agreed to allow the Emporer the Duchy of Burgundy. Henry and his brother were held as hostages to guarantee the agreement. But after Francis I's release, the Burgundians refused to become part of the Empire. So Henry's grandmother, Louise of Savoy, and the Emporer's sister, Archduchess Margaret negotiated in 1529 "The Ladies Peace" The Peace of Cambrai which set the ransom for the freedom of the two princes at two million gold ecus, which the French paid. There was obviously bad blood between the Valois and Habsburgs. One clause in the Cambrai treaty required Francis I to marry the Emporer's sister, Eleanor, which the King did in 1530. Under the circumstance this proved to be an unhappy marriage. Maurois writes that as king, Henry II of France, due to the bad treatment he received during his childhood captivity, hated the Spanish and especially Charles V. From: hbv2061@aol.com History Writer

  Noted events in his life were:

• Record Change, 23 Oct 2001. ^2,3

II married Philippa Of France in Not Married ².^,3 (Philippa Of France was born on 3 Sep 1499 in Moncallier, Piedmont, Italy ^2,3 and died on 22 Apr 1566 in Chcateau De Anet, France ^2,3.)

II next married ².^,3

II next married Catherine of Florence De Medici, daughter of Lorenzo De Medici II and Unknown, on 28 Oct 1533 in Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France ².^,3 (Catherine of Florence De Medici was born on 13 Apr 1519 in Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy,^2,3 died on 5 Jan 1589 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France ^2,3 and was buried on 21 Jan 1589 in St Denis, Cher, Centre, France ^2,3.)

II next married Janet Stewart, daughter of King Of Scotland IV James and Agnes Stewart, in Not Married ².^,3 (Janet Stewart was born about 1500 in Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland ^2,3 and died on 20 Feb 1563 in France ^2,3.)

II next married Nicole De Savigny in Not Married ².^,3 (Nicole De Savigny was born about 1535 in Lorraine, France ^2,3 and died on 4 Mar 1590 ^2,3.)