Henry II of Navarre

Henry II of Navarre

Henry II (April 18, 1503 - May 25, 1555), was the eldest son of John III of Navarre (died 1516) and Catherine I of Navarre, sister and heiress of Francis Phoebus, King of Navarre; he was born at Sangüesa in April 1503.

When Catherine died in exile in 1517, Henry succeeded her in her claim to Navarre, which was disputed by Ferdinand II of Aragon; and under the protection of King François I of France he assumed the title of King of Navarre.

After ineffectual conferences at Noyon in 1516 and at Montpellier in 1518, an active effort was made in 1521 to establish him in "de facto" sovereignty; but the French troops which had seized the country were ultimately expelled by the Spaniards.

In 1525 Henry was taken prisoner at the Battle of Pavia, but he contrived to escape, and in 1526 married Marguerite (April 11 1492 - 1549), the sister of King François I and widow of Charles, Duke of Alençon. By her he was the father of Jeanne d'Albret (1528 - 1572), and was consequently the grandfather of Henry IV of France. Henry, who had some sympathy with the Huguenots, died at Pau on May 25 1555.

Marriage

In 1526, he married Marguerite de Valois [Not to be confused with the Marguerite de Valois who was the wife of Henry IV of France (Henry of Navarre) and daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici.] who became known as Marguerite de Navarre (April 11 1492 - December 21 1549) and had issue:
#Joan III of Navarre (1528 - 1572)
#A son (died young)

Ancestors

Henry's ancestors in three generations

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1 = Henry II of Navarre
2 = John III of Navarre
3 = Catherine I of Navarre
4 = Alain I of Albret
5 = Francoise of Châtillon-Limoges
6 = Gaston IV of Foix
7 = Eleanor I of Navarre
8 = Jean I of Albret
9 = Catherine de Rohan
10 = William of Châtillon-Limoges
11 = Isabelle de la Tour d'Auvergne
12 = John I of Foix-Grailly
13 = Joan of Albret
14 = John II of Aragon
15 = Blanche I of Navarre

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