Petrus Gonsalvus
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Petrus Gonsalvus was a gentleman in the court of Henry II of France.
Pedro González, painting c. 1580 (Ambras Collection)
Petrus Gonsalvus and his wife Catherine by Joris Hoefnagel
Children of Petrus Gonsalvus by Joris Hoefnagel
Madelene Gonsalvas portrait, 1580, Ambras collection
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
Petrus Gonsalvus
…Petrus Gonsalvus (Spanish: Pedro González; (9 May 1537, Tenerife – 15 October 1618), Capodimonte) was a gentleman in the court of Henry II of France. Referred to by Ulisse Aldrovandi as "the man of the woods", he was notable for his unusual hairiness, which attracted attention throughout his life…
Portrait by François Clouet, 1559
Henry as a child
Henry II enters Metz following the 1552 Treaty of Chambord
Henry II