Henry II of Navarre

king of Navarre
English: Henry II of Navarre aka Henri d'Albret (April 18, 1503 - May 25, 1555), was the eldest son of John III of Navarre aka Jean d'Albret (d. 1516) by his wife Catherine de Foix, sister and heiress of Francis Phoebus, King of Navarre, and was born at Sangüesa..... In 1525 Henry was taken prisoner at the Battle of Pavia, but he contrived to escape, and in 1526 married Marguerite de Navarre (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.

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