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Duc Henri ("bâtard de Valois") de Valois-Angoulême, Grand Prior of France1
b. 1551, d. 2 June 1586
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Henri de Valois-Angoulême
Birth
Duc Henri ("bâtard de Valois") de Valois-Angoulême, Grand Prior of France, was born in 1551. Either before or after bearing the French monarch an illegitimate son—Janet was sent back to Scotland and replaced as governess to Mary by Françoise de Paroy. Her boy, called Henri de Valois-Angoulême (1551–June, 1586), was "the chief and most highly favored natural son of the King". He was legitimized and went on to become the "Grand Prior of France, Governor of Provence, and Admiral of the Levantine Sea."1,2
Parents
| Father | King Henry, II of France (b. 31 March 1519, d. 10 July 1559) |
| Mother | Janet ("la Belle Écossaise") Stewart, Lady Fleming (b. 17 July 1502, d. 20 February 1562) |
Death
Duc Henri ("bâtard de Valois") de Valois-Angoulême, Grand Prior of France, died duel with Philip Altoviti, who also was mortally wounded on 2 June 1586 at age ~35 in Aix-en-Provence.1
Citations
- [S2] Various contributors, Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed ), ., online; 10 November 2023; Henri d'Angoulême at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_d%27Angoul%C3%AAme
- [S111] Joseph Robertson, Inventaires de la Royne Descosse Douairiere de France, p xliii, note 4
| Last Edited | 12 May 2025 |