Henry II of France
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Henry II was King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany, he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis in 1
Portrait by François Clouet, 1559
Henry as a child
Henry II enters Metz following the 1552 Treaty of Chambord
Henry II
François de Montmorency, 2nd Duke of Montmorency was a French noble, governor, diplomat and soldier during the latter Italian Wars and the early French Wars of Religion. The son of Anne de Montmorency
Portrait drawing of Montmorency, school of François Clouet.
Diane de France, his wife.
Francois de Montmorency, 2nd Duke of Montmorency - made Knight of the Garter in 1572 - in the Château de Bourdeilles, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.