Henry III Biography and Timeline

Capture of Paris

Fails to conquer North Aquitaine but gains Sicily

Role range: 1337-1453 – 1227-1272

Anjou Marriage Talks Frame Diplomacy

Discussions of a possible marriage between Elizabeth I and the duke of Anjou formed part of the wider rapprochement accompanying the treaty.

Huguenots

The Edict of Boulogne-sur-Mer ends the 4th War of Religion favorably for the Huguenots

Role range: 1574-1589

Wars of Religion, 4th

The Edict of Boulogne-sur-Mer ends the 4th War of Religion

Role range: 1574-1589

Anjou Leads Siege Of La Rochelle

The duke of Anjou, later Henry III, commanded royal forces besieging the Protestant stronghold of La Rochelle.

Catholic League

Fights both the Huguenots & the Catholic League

Role range: 1574-1589

Huguenots

Fights both the Huguenots & the Catholic League

Role range: 1574-1589

League of Catholic

Fights both the Huguenots & the Catholic League

Role range: 1574-1589

Order of Holy Spirit

Henry III founds the Order of the Holy Spirit

Role range: 1574-1589

Succession

Succeeds as King of France

Role range: 1574-1589

Henry Reconfirms Anglo French Relations

Henry III maintained diplomatic engagement with Elizabeth I after succeeding Charles IX, notwithstanding religious and political tensions.

Protestantism

Henry III bans Protestantism to appease his Catholic ally Philip II

Role range: 1574-1589

Peace

The Peace of Chastenoy ends the 5th War of Religion

Role range: 1574-1589

Protestantism

Henry III bans Protestantism to appease his Catholic ally Philip II

Role range: 1574-1589

Holy League

Under the Peace of Bergerac Henry III & the Holy League grant the Huguenots peace terms

Role range: 1574-1589

Huguenots

Under the Peace of Bergerac Henry III & the Holy League grant the Huguenots peace terms

Role range: 1574-1589

Peace

Under the Peace of Bergerac Henry III & the Holy League grant the Huguenots peace terms

Role range: 1574-1589

Beaulieu Settlement Expands Protestant Privileges

The Peace of Beaulieu granted substantial concessions to Protestants before renewed Catholic opposition curtailed the settlement.

Pont Neuf

The decision to build the bridge is made by King Henry III who laid its first stone in 1578, during which year the foundations of four piers and one abutment were completed

Role range: 1589-1610

Treaty of Fleix

The Treaty of Fleix ends the 7th War of Religion

Role range: 1580-1580 – 1574-1589

Death of Henry III

Death Francois, Duke of Anjou and Alencon, heir to the throne, Henry III has no children, according to the Salic law the succession will pass on to Henry King of Navarre a Protestant

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

War of the Three Henrys

Last of a series of civil wars in France known as the Huguenot Wars or French Wars of Religion, the War of the Three Henrys is the Eighth and final war

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

Alliance Henry III and the Duke of Navarre

After Guises assassination Henry allies himself with the Duke of Navarre

Role range: 1574-1589

Assassination of Henry Guise

Henry has Guise murdered at Blois

Role range: 1574-1589

Catholic League

Henry is forced to join the Catholic League by the Paris mob

Role range: 1574-1589

Succession

Henry makes the Duke of Navarre his successor

Role range: 1574-1589

Battle of Coutras

Navarre leads the Huguenots to victory over Henry III at the Battle of Coutras

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

Huguenots

Navarre leads the Huguenots to victory over Henry III at the Battle of Coutras

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

Siege of Paris

Day of the Barricades in Paris, Duke Henry of Guise seizes the city, forcing King Henry III to flee

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

Alliance Henry III and Huguenot cousin, Henry of Navarre

Forced into an alliance with a Huguenot cousin, Henry of Navarre

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

Catholic League

Expelled by the Duke of Guise, head of the Catholic League

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

Exile of Henry III

Expelled by the Duke of Guise, head of the Catholic League

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

Siege of Paris

King Henry III of France capitulates to the Duke of Guise and returns to Paris

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

Assassination of Henry III

Assassinated by a Dominican monk, Henry is the last of the Valois line

Role range: 1574-1589

Death of Henry III

Death of Henry III, assassinated

Role range: 1574-1589

Siege of Paris

After Henrys assassination Paris suffers a 4 year siege

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

Assassination of Henry III

Henry of Guise is lured into a trap and assassinated, on the orders of Henry III

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

Assassination of Henry III

Henry III of France strikes his ultra-Catholic enemies, having the Duke of Guise and his brother, Cardinal Louis of Guise, killed, and holding the Cardinal de Bourbon a prisoner

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

Rebellion of Rebels in Paris

The Guises propose a settlement with a cipher as heir and demand a meeting of the States General, which takes place at Blois

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589

States General

The Guises propose a settlement with a cipher as heir and demand a meeting of the States General, which takes place at Blois

Role range: 1584-1598 – 1574-1589