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    Monsieur François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (French: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine...
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    Duke of Burgundy (1682–1712) Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707–1712) (1) Louis, Duke of Anjou (1710–1774) Philip V of Spain (1683–1746) Charles, Duke of Berry...
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    resumption of the French Wars of Religion. In the conflict between Henry III of France and the Malcontents, she took the side of Francis, Duke of Anjou, her...
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    the death of Henry's younger brother Francis, Duke of Anjou, and when it became apparent that Henry would not produce an heir, the Wars of Religion developed...
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  • IX of France, 1550-1574 Henry III of France, 1551-1589 Francis, Duke of Anjou, 1555-1584 Charles II of Valois, Duke of Orléans, 1522-1545 Louis I of Anjou...
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    French Fury (category Battles of the Eighty Years' War)
    The "French Fury" was a failed attempt by Francis, Duke of Anjou, to conquer the city of Antwerp by surprise on 17 January 1583. During the Eighty Years'...
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    (formally the duke of Anjou) created further conflict, known as the War of the Three Henries (1584–1588). At the death in 1584 of Francis, Duke of Anjou, the king's...
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    princes in turn, first Henry, Duke of Anjou, and then from 1572 to 1581 his brother Francis, Duke of Anjou, formerly Duke of Alençon. This last proposal...
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  • gained control of the area. In 1360, the count was raised to a dukedom becoming known as duke of Anjou, subsequently leading the Duchy of Anjou. The title...
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    of Charles, Duke of Berry, the king's brother, the Count of Charolais, the Dukes of Brittany, Bourbon, Lorraine (then a member of the House of Anjou)...
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