Everything about Henry Ii Of Navarre totally explained
Henry II (
April 18,
1503 -
May 25,
1555), was the eldest son of
John III of Navarre (d. 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 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)
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