The Greatest 16th Century French Emperors & Kings

Birthdate: March 31, 1519

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Died: July 10, 1559

Henry II, son of Francis I, reigned as the king of France from 1547 to 1559. Though he achieved the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis, which ended the Italian Wars, he died as a result of a would inflicted by Gabriel de Montgomery during a jousting event to celebrate the same.

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