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Death of Francis II
On 5 December 1560 the 16-year-old King Francis II died at Orléans from complications of an ear infection;…
Timeline
- 1560Orléans · FranceFrancis II died at Orléans from a worsened ear abscess infection at only 16, having reigned less than 18 months; his queen Mary Stuart was widowed and returned to Scotland in 1561.
- 1560–1561Paris · FranceFrancis II died without issue and his brother Charles IX legally inherited the throne, crowned at Reims in May 1561; due to Charles's youth, his mother Catherine de' Medici served as regent and began adjusting religious policy to address the Huguenot crisis.
Sources
- Francis II https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-II-king-of-France
- Catherine de' Medici https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-de-Medicis