Ruler · 1551 – 1589

Henry III of France

Lived 1551 – 1589. King of France of Kingdom of France, 1574 – 1589; also in the line of Duchy of Livonia, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1551 – 1589; 38 years
In office: 15 years; one reign
Lines: 4; states
Left it: deposed or killed; Kokkonen & Sundell

King of France

Kingdom of France · the 22nd of 28 dated reigns · 1180 – 1795

18 before

Henry II of France1547 – 1559

Francis II of France1559 – 1560

Charles IX of France1560 – 1574

Henry III of France1574 – 1589

Henry IV of France1589 – 1610

Louis XIII1610 – 1643

Louis XIV1643 – 1715

3 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadthis entry

Reigned 1574 – 1589 · 15 years · came to it aged 23

Came to it: the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: deposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell: by others; Morby does not call it a deposition

then killed within a year of leaving

Also in the line of Duchy of Livonia (2nd of 5), Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (2nd of 15) and Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (10th of 23).

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