Editing Henry II of Navarre (section)

==King of Navarre==
After the failed [[Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre#1516 reconquest attempt|reconquest attempt of Navarre in 1516]], John III died, followed by Catherine I's demise in her independent dependencies of [[Béarn]] one year later, in 1517. Heir apparent Henry was proclaimed King of [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]], and was lavishly crowned in [[Lescar]]. The title was also claimed by [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]], who had invaded the realm in 1512 and usurped the title, and the claim was continued by his grandson [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]]. Henry II enjoyed the protection of [[Francis I of France]].

Henry II was 13 years old when he became King in February 1517, and his sister [[Anne of Navarre]] functioned as his regent until he was 15 and was declared of legal majority on 18 April 1518. As Henry was often absent from Navarre, his sister Anne continued to act as his regent during his absences. 

After ineffectual conferences in [[Noyon]] in 1516 and in [[Montpellier]] in 1518, an active effort was made in 1521 to establish him in ''de facto'' sovereignty in Pamplona and occupied territory.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} A French and Navarrese expedition made another attempt at reconquering occupied Navarre, [[Battle of Pampeluna|conquered Pamplona]] in May 1521, but were ultimately repelled by Charles after the [[Battle of Noain]] in June 1521.{{sfn|Tucker|2011|p=489}}

[[Image:HenriD'Albret.jpg|thumb|right|Henry in contemporary miniature]]
In 1525, Henry was taken prisoner during the [[Battle of Pavia]],{{sfn|Stephenson|2017|p=5}} but he managed to escape and in 1526, married [[Marguerite de Navarre|Margaret]], the sister of King Francis I of France and the widow of [[Charles IV, Duke of Alençon|Charles, Duke of Alençon]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} In 1530, after the [[Treaty of Cambrai]] between Castile and France, Charles V evacuated the northernmost county (''merindad'') of Navarre, [[Lower Navarre]], allowing Henry to seize it. The Pyrenean border between Lower and Upper Navarre now constitutes the Franco-Spanish border in this sector.

Henry had some strong sympathy with the [[Huguenots]], and was fluent in both French and Spanish, according to the [[Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme|seigneur de Brantôme]].{{sfn|Hillgarth|2000|p=238}} He died at [[Hagetmau]] on 25 May 1555.{{sfn|Commire|2000|p=251}}