The Last Valois
Kings of France
King Henri III
Early Images of King Henri III of France
He was christened Alexandre-Edouard after his mother's half-brother, Alessandro de Medici, and his godfather King Edward VII of England, the son of King Henry VIII. At his confirmation ,he took the name of his father.
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As a baby: an unidentified child of Henri II and Catherine de Médici, probably Alexandre-Edouard,
the future Henri III François Clouet? ,
Chantilly, musée Condé
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| As a boy: Henri IIII, from the cover of La Jeunesse de Henri III by P. Champion
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