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Francis of Anjou
Duke of Anjou, 1576–1584, of the Valois-Angoulême dynasty.
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Key details
Birth: 18 March 1554 Documented
Death: 1584 Documented
Role: Duke
Dynasty: Valois-Angoulême · ES
Territories: France (ES) · Anjou (ES)
Recorded governments and reigns
Duke · Anjou · Duchy Pending review1576–1584Effective rule
Recorded relationships
Parents
Henry II of FranceDocumentedCatherine de’ MediciDocumented
Sources for this profile
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Valois, François de
- Real Academia de la Historia · Diccionario Biográfico español
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
5 recorded claims · 1 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
18 March 1554
The DBE and Britannica date his birth to 18 March 1554; the year has been corrected.Recorded alternatives: 1555 (the Atlas’s previous value, without a specific source located)Real Academia de la Historia · Diccionario Biográfico español · Francisco de Alençon · Heading: “18.III.1554 – 10.VI.1584”Encyclopaedia Britannica · François, duc d’Anjou · Heading: “born March 18, 1554, Saint-Germain-en-Laye”Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Vital data: birth date (1554) - DeathDocumented
1584
The authority record gives the death as 1584.
Family and relationships (2/2 with a precise source)
- FatherDocumented
Henry II of France
The authority record identifies Henry II of France (GND 118548166) as father. - MotherDocumented
Catherine de’ Medici
The authority record identifies Catherine de’ Medici (GND 118560557) as mother.
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Duke · Anjou · 1576–1584
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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