Francis Duke Of Alencon

Francis Duke Of Alencon. Franz von France, Duke of Alencon and Anjou Stock Photo Alamy François, Duke of Alençon François (Francis), Duke of Alençon (and later Anjou), was born Hercule François de Valois-Angoulême on the 18th March 1554 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France Courting Elizabeth I In 1579, negotiations commenced for marrying Anjou to Elizabeth I of England

The smallpox also left him weak and caused his growth to be stunted, which exposed him to ridicule Elizabeth I to François, Duke of Alençon and Anjou, 19 February 1579 (SP 78/3 f.9) Anjou was the last serious contender for Elizabeth's hand in marriage

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He became heir to the throne in 1574 and was made Duke of Anjou, Touraine, and Berry in 1576 He was the youngest son of King Henri II of France and Catherine de' Medici Francis was awarded the Duchy of Anjou (along with other lands) and thus became the Duke of Anjou

Franz von France, Duke of Alencon and Anjou Stock Photo Alamy. He became heir to the throne in 1574 and was made Duke of Anjou, Touraine, and Berry in 1576 Youngest child of Catherine de Medici, brother to Charles IX of France

Franz von France, Duke of Alencon and Anjou Stock Photo Alamy. Francis fled from the French court in 1575, and fearing he would join the Protestant rebels, Henry III and Catherine de. The Duke of Anjou was in fact the only one of Elizabeth's foreign suitors to court her in person.