Did Francis Kill King Henry?
Some Suspected Protestants of Having Poisoned the King, a View Held by Catholics as the Tensions Between Them and Protestants Were on the Rise, but This Has...
Some suspected Protestants of having poisoned the king, a view held by Catholics as the tensions between them and Protestants were on the rise, but this has not been proven. Francis II died childless, so his younger brother Charles, then ten years old, succeeded him.
Did Francis really kill King Henry?
In Slaughter of Innocence, Francis fatally injuries Henry during a jousting match. Later while Henry is on his deathbed he confesses to his son that he poisoned his brother and advises him to treasure his family as well as not making the same mistakes he did. Henry then dies leaving Francis as the new King of France.
Who killed King Henry of France?
In a tournament during the festivities, Henry was hit in the head by a lance of Gabriel, Count de Montgomery, captain of the Scottish guard, and died 10 days later.
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