Battle of Moncontour
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The Battle of Moncontour occurred on 3 October 1569 between the Royalist Catholic forces of King Charles IX of France, commanded by Henry, Duke of Anjou, and the Huguenots commanded by Gaspard de Coligny.
Battle of Moncontour, 1569.
Henry III of France
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Henry III 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.
Portrait by Étienne Dumonstier, c. 1580-86
Portrait of Henry when he was Duke of Anjou by Jean de Court (1570)
Henry III (c. 1575)
The Siege of La Rochelle by the Duke of Anjou in 1573 ("History of Henry III" tapestry, completed in 1623)