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Henry III of France

1551 - 1589

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Henry III (French: Henri III, né Alexandre Édouard; Polish: Henryk Walezy; Lithuanian: Henrikas Valua; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was King of France from 1574 until his assassination in 1589, as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575. As the fourth son of King Henry II of France, he was not expected to inherit the French throne and thus was a good candidate for the vacant throne of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, where he was elected monarch in 1573. During his brief rule, he signed the Henrician Articles into law, recognizing the szlachta's right to freely elect their monarch. Aged 22, Henry abandoned Poland–Lithuania upon inheriting the French throne when his brother, Charles IX, died without issue. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry III of France is the 239th most popular politician (down from 200th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from France (down from 79th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular French Politician.

Henry III was the son of King Henry II and Catherine de Medici. He was born in 1551 and became king of France at the age of nine. His reign was marked by political instability, with his uncle, the Duke of Guise, controlling much of France. In 1588, the Duke of Guise was assassinated and Henry III was assassinated in 1589.

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Among politicians, Henry III of France ranks 239 out of 19,576. Before him are Bhumibol Adulyadej, Sonia Gandhi, George H. W. Bush, Hosni Mubarak, Abdul Hamid II, and Möngke Khan. After him are Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, Clovis I, William Ewart Gladstone, Louis IX of France, Yuri Andropov, and Gamal Abdel Nasser.

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Among people born in 1551, Henry III of France ranks 1. After him are Maria Anna of Bavaria, Giulio Caccini, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Fausto Veranzio, Ğazı II Giray, Robert Peake the Elder, William Camden, Giovanni I Cornaro, and John Speed. Among people deceased in 1589, Henry III of France ranks 2. Before him is Catherine de' Medici. After him are Alessandro Farnese, Christophe Plantin, Jacques Clément, Benedict the Moor, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, Johannes Sturm, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, Bernard Palissy, Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Michael Baius.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henry III of France ranks 80 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre de Coubertin (1863), Charles X of France (1757), Michel Foucault (1926), Jacques Chirac (1932), Pope Urban II (1042), and Edgar Degas (1834). After him are Louis IX of France (1214), Henri Bergson (1859), Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663), Tacitus (54), Jacques Cartier (1491), and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Henry III of France ranks 22. Before him are Napoleon II (1811), Louis XVII of France (1785), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), Francis I of France (1494), Charles X of France (1757), and Jacques Chirac (1932). After him are Louis IX of France (1214), Louis Philippe I (1773), Louis XII of France (1462), Henry II of France (1519), Louis the Pious (778), and François Mitterrand (1916).

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