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  • NAME: Henry II
  • OCCUPATION: King
  • BIRTH DATE: March 31, 1519
  • DEATH DATE: July 10, 1559
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France
  • AKA: Henry VI of England

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Henry II was the King of France from 1547 until 1559. He is know for his persecution of Protestants.


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Henry II, born in 1519, was King of France from March 31, 1547 until his death in 1559. He reigned brutally over Protestants, creating the Chambre Ardente in the Parliament of Paris for trying heretics. He burned Protestant ministers at the stake and cut off their tongues. He was married to Catherine de' Medici

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