- Henry II of Navarre
Henry II (
April 18 ,1503 -May 25 ,1555 ), was the eldest son ofJohn III of Navarre (died 1516) and Catherine I of Navarre, sister and heiress ofFrancis Phoebus , King ofNavarre ; he was born at Sangüesa in April 1503.When Catherine died in exile in 1517, Henry succeeded her in her claim to Navarre, which was disputed by
Ferdinand II of Aragon ; and under the protection of King François I of France he assumed the title of King of Navarre.After ineffectual conferences at
Noyon in 1516 and atMontpellier in 1518, an active effort was made in 1521 to establish him in "de facto" sovereignty; but the French troops which had seized the country were ultimately expelled by the Spaniards.In 1525 Henry was taken prisoner at the
Battle of Pavia , but he contrived to escape, and in 1526 married Marguerite (April 11 1492 - 1549), the sister of King François I and widow of Charles, Duke of Alençon. By her he was the father ofJeanne d'Albret (1528 - 1572), and was consequently the grandfather ofHenry IV of France . Henry, who had some sympathy with theHuguenots , died at Pau onMay 25 1555 .Marriage
In 1526, he married Marguerite de Valois [Not to be confused with the
Marguerite de Valois who was the wife ofHenry IV of France (Henry of Navarre ) and daughter ofHenry II of France andCatherine de' Medici .] who became known asMarguerite de Navarre (April 11 1492 -December 21 1549 ) and had issue:
#Joan III of Navarre (1528 - 1572)
#A son (died young)Ancestors
Henry's ancestors in three generations
Ahnentafel4
1 = Henry II of Navarre
2 =John III of Navarre
3 = Catherine I of Navarre
4 =Alain I of Albret
5 =Francoise of Châtillon-Limoges
6 =Gaston IV of Foix
7 = Eleanor I of Navarre
8 =Jean I of Albret
9 = Catherine de Rohan
10 = William of Châtillon-Limoges
11 = Isabelle de la Tour d'Auvergne
12 = John I of Foix-Grailly
13 = Joan of Albret
14 =John II of Aragon
15 =Blanche I of Navarre Notes
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