Henri I, Prince of Condé
| Henri de Bourbon | |
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Henri de Bourbon, 2nd
Life
Henri was the eldest son of Louis de Bourbon and
Following the death of his father, Louis, at the Battle of Jarnac, Jeanne d'Albret introduced Henri and her own son, Henry of Navarre, as pages to Admiral Coligny.[2] Since both were princes of the blood, this act gave the Huguenot cause legitimacy.[2]
At the Battle of Moncontour on 3 October 1569, Henri was wounded in the face and was forced to retreat.[3] Attending the wedding of Henry of Navarre and the subsequent massacre of Protestants, Henri was forced to convert to Catholicism, face death or life imprisonment.[4] In his escape from Paris, Henri was joined by Theodore Beza, who published his Du droit des magistrats sur leurs sujets in Germany.[5]
By 1573 the Huguenot cause had made some political gains in the
In 1588, Henri died at Saint-Jean-d'Angély after a brief illness.[10]
Marriages
He married twice, first to his cousin,
- Catherine (30 October 1574 – 30 December 1595), Marquise of Isles, never married.
Secondly, Henri married his
- Éléonore de Bourbon (1587–1619), married in 1606 to Philip William, Prince of Orange.
- Henri II, Prince of Condé (1588–1646)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Knecht 1989, p. 134.
- ^ a b Knecht 2000, p. 151.
- ^ Knecht 2000, p. 152.
- ^ Knecht 2000, p. 166.
- ^ Knecht 2000, p. 168.
- ^ Knecht 2000, p. 185.
- ^ Knecht 2000, p. 193.
- ^ Knecht 2000, p. 208.
- ^ Knecht 2000, p. 217.
- ^ Knecht 2000, p. 231.
Sources
- Knecht, R.J. (1989). The French Wars of Religion, 1559-1598. Longman.
- Knecht, R.J. (2000). The French Civil Wars. Pearson Education Limited.
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