Henry Valois Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henry Valois, based on 3 World History Database records associated with France.

3 records1582–15843 events1 places

Chronological biography

1582

Gregorian Calendar Adoption20 December 1582

Government / Government of France · King · Paris

Implements the Gregorian calendar change in France in December 1582

1584

War of the Three Henrys Prelude1584

Warfare / War of the Three Henrys · King · Paris

The succession crisis after Anjou's death helps set up the War of the Three Henrys

Succession Crisis10 June 1584

Warfare / French Wars of Religion · King · Paris

The death of his brother Francois leaves the Protestant Henry of Navarre as heir presumptive

Titles and roles

King

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.