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Francis II

Type Figure Region France Time 1544–1560 Also known as Francis II、François II de France

King of France of the Valois dynasty (1559–1560), son of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.…

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  1. 1544–1559Fontainebleau · Île-de-FranceBorn at the Palace of Fontainebleau, eldest son of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici. In 1558 he married Mary, Queen of Scots, strengthening the Franco-Scottish alliance; between 1551 and 1559 he received an heir's education at court and took part in some state ceremonies.
  2. 1559–1560Paris · Île-de-FranceHe acceded at only fifteen after Henry II died of injuries sustained in a joust. Government was effectively controlled by Duke François of Guise and his brother Cardinal Charles of Lorraine, who pursued policies suppressing the Huguenots; the Amboise Conspiracy (1560) occurred near the end of his reign.

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