The Valois Kings
KINGS OF FRANCE 1000 – 1500 The history of the Kings of France starts in 987 when Hugh Capet, the
KINGS OF FRANCE 1000 – 1500 The history of the Kings of France starts in 987 when Hugh Capet, the
Henri was Catherine de Medici’s favourite son. At the age of twenty, Henri fell in love with Marie de Cleves.
When François I died, his only surviving son became Henri II of France. When Henri II died, he had four