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'''Henry III''' (born: ''Alexandre Édouard de France''; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was the [[Monarchy|monarch]] of the {{Wiki|Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth}} from 1573 to 1575 and King of [[France]] from 1574 to his death.
'''Henry III''' (born: ''Alexandre Édouard de France''; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was the [[Monarchy|monarch]] of the {{Wiki|Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth}} from 1573 to 1575 and King of [[France]] from 1574 to his death.


==Biography==
He was born as the fourth son of [[Henry II of France|King Henry II]] and [[Catherine de' Medici]] and was not expected to assume the French throne. After becoming King in 1574, Henry was rumoured to have engaged in same-sex relationships with his court favourites, known as ''{{Wiki|Les Mignons|Les Mignons}}''.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>
He was born as the fourth son of [[Henry II of France|King Henry II]] and [[Catherine de' Medici]] and was not expected to assume the French throne. After becoming King in 1574, Henry was rumoured to have engaged in same-sex relationships with his court favourites, known as ''{{Wiki|Les Mignons|Les Mignons}}''.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>


On 31 May 1578, he laid the first stone to the [[Pont Neuf]] bridge in [[Paris]]. According to legend, Henry cried as he had left a rainy funeral service for two of his ''mignons'', who had killed each other in a duel the night before. The Pont Neuf was subsequently called ''le Pont des Pleurs'', the bridge of tears, by the Parisians.<ref name="ACU"/> In 1581, the [[Italy|Italian]] mathematician and astrologer [[Giordano Bruno]] moved to [[Paris]], soon gaining favour with Henry. It was at the king's recommendation that Bruno travelled to [[England]] in 1593.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' - "Man of Controversy"</ref>
On 31 May 1578, he laid the first stone to the [[Pont Neuf]] bridge in [[Paris]]. According to legend, Henry cried as he had left a rainy funeral service for two of his ''mignons'', who had killed each other in a duel the night before. The Pont Neuf was subsequently called ''le Pont des Pleurs'', the bridge of tears, by the Parisians.<ref name="ACU"/> In 1581, the [[Italy|Italian]] mathematician and astrologer [[Giordano Bruno]] moved to [[Paris]], soon gaining favour with Henry. It was at the king's recommendation that Bruno travelled to [[England]] in 1593.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Man of Controversy]]</ref>


In 1589, Henry was assassinated by the Catholic fanatic {{Wiki|Jacques Clément}}and was succeeded by his brother-in-law and distant cousin, [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]]. The heart of the deceased king was placed in an urn in the [[Church of the Celestines]] and was later moved to the [[Basilica of Saint-Denis]].<ref name="ACU"/> Henry's body would be desecrated during the [[French Revolution]], and his teeth were stolen by the official [[Charles Brulay]], who sold them at auction.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity - [[Dead Kings]]''</ref>
In 1589, Henry was assassinated by the Catholic fanatic {{Wiki|Jacques Clément}}and was succeeded by his brother-in-law and distant cousin, [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]]. The heart of the deceased king was placed in an urn in the [[Church of the Celestines]] and was later moved to the [[Basilica of Saint-Denis]].<ref name="ACU"/> Henry's body would be desecrated during the [[French Revolution]], and his teeth were stolen by the official [[Charles Brulay]], who sold them at auction.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – ''[[Dead Kings]]''</ref>
 
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Revision as of 07:18, 31 July 2020


Henry III (born: Alexandre Édouard de France; 19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) was the monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1575 and King of France from 1574 to his death.

Biography

He was born as the fourth son of King Henry II and Catherine de' Medici and was not expected to assume the French throne. After becoming King in 1574, Henry was rumoured to have engaged in same-sex relationships with his court favourites, known as Les Mignons.[1]

On 31 May 1578, he laid the first stone to the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris. According to legend, Henry cried as he had left a rainy funeral service for two of his mignons, who had killed each other in a duel the night before. The Pont Neuf was subsequently called le Pont des Pleurs, the bridge of tears, by the Parisians.[1] In 1581, the Italian mathematician and astrologer Giordano Bruno moved to Paris, soon gaining favour with Henry. It was at the king's recommendation that Bruno travelled to England in 1593.[2]

In 1589, Henry was assassinated by the Catholic fanatic Jacques Clémentand was succeeded by his brother-in-law and distant cousin, Henry IV. The heart of the deceased king was placed in an urn in the Church of the Celestines and was later moved to the Basilica of Saint-Denis.[1] Henry's body would be desecrated during the French Revolution, and his teeth were stolen by the official Charles Brulay, who sold them at auction.[3]

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