Editing List of French monarchs (section)

==== House of Valois-Angoulême (1515–1589) ====
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! width="15%" |Name
! width="5%" |Arms
! width="24%" |Reign
! width="18%" |Succession
! width="25%" |Life details
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|[[File:François Ier Louvre.jpg|110px]]
|[[Francis I of France|'''Francis I''' "the Father of Letters"]] <br/><small>''François''</small>
| rowspan="4" |[[File:Lesser Coat of Arms of France 1515-1574.svg|80px]]
|1 January 1515{{Efn-lr|Francis I was crowned on 25 January 1515.}} – 31 March 1547<br/><small>({{Age in years, months and days|1515|1|1|1547|3|31}})</small>
|Great-great-grandson of Charles V. First [[cousin once removed]], and by first marriage son-in-law, of Louis XII
|12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547<br /><small>(aged 52)</small><hr />Remembered as a [[French Renaissance|Renaissance]] [[patron of the arts]] and scholarship. Died of a fever{{Sfnm|1a1=Peignot|1p=157|2a1=Humphreys|2p=30|3a1=Knecht|3y=2007|3p=112|4a1=''EB''|4loc=[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-I-king-of-France Francis I]}}
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|[[File:Henry II of France-François Clouet (altered).jpg|110px]]
|[[Henry II of France|'''Henry II''']] <br/><small>''Henri''</small>
|31 March 1547{{Efn-lr|Henry II was crowned on 26 July 1547.}} – 10 July 1559<br/><small>({{Age in years, months and days|1547|3|31|1559|7|10}})</small>
|Son of Francis I, named [[Dauphin of France|Dauphin]] in August 1536
|31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559<br /><small>(aged 40)</small><hr />His reign saw the end of the [[Italian Wars]]. Died after being accidentally stabbed in a [[Jousting]] tournament{{Sfnm|1a1=Peignot|1p=168|2a1=Humphreys|3a1=''EB''|2p=33|3loc=[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-II-king-of-France Henry II]}}
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|[[File:Portrait du roi de France François II.jpg|110px]]
|[[Francis II of France|'''Francis II''']] <br/><small>''François''</small>
|10 July 1559{{Efn-lr|Francis II was crowned on 18 September 1559.}} – 5 December 1560<br/><small>({{Age in years, months and days|1559|7|10|1560|12|5}})</small>
|Son of Henry II
|20 January 1544 – 5 December 1560<br /><small>(aged 16)</small><hr />[[King consort of Scotland]] since 24 April 1558. A weak and sick boy, he remained under the regency of the [[House of Guise]] until his premature death{{Sfnm|1a1=Curry|1y=1993|1pp=103–122|2a1=Humphreys|2p=35|3a1=''EB''|3loc=[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-II-king-of-France Francis II]}}
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|[[File:Portrait of King Charles IX of France (1550–1574), by After François Clouet.jpg|110px]]
|[[Charles IX of France|'''Charles IX''']]
|5 December 1560{{Efn-lr|Charles IX was crowned on 15 May 1561.}} – 30 May 1574<br/><small>({{Age in years, months and days|1560|12|5|1574|5|30}})</small>
|Younger brother of Francis II
|27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574<br /><small>(aged 23)</small><hr />Ruled under the regency of his mother [[Catherine de' Medici|Catherine]] until 1563, but remained under her influence until his death. The Wars of Religion began under his reign (1562). Best remembered for the [[Massacre of Vassy]]{{Sfnm|1a1=Peignot|1p=179|2a1=Humphreys|2p=36|3a1=''EB''|3loc=[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-IX-king-of-France Charles IX]}}
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|[[File:Quesnel Henry III of France in Polish hat.jpg|110px]]
|[[Henry III of France|'''Henry III''']]<br/><small>''Henri''</small>
|[[File:COA - Henry III of France.svg|80px]]
|30 May 1574{{Efn-lr|Henry III was crowned on 13 February 1575.}} – 2 August 1589<br/><small>({{Age in years, months and days|1574|5|30|1589|8|2}})</small>
|Younger brother of Francis II and Charles IX; also [[Family tree of Polish monarchs|related]] to the Bohemian and Polish monarchies
|19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589<br /><small>(aged 37)</small><hr />Initially ruler of [[Poland–Lithuania]].{{efn|Henry III was elected on 15 May 1573.{{sfn|Knecht|2016|p=56. "On 5 May three orators were chosen [...] On 11 May the minority conceded defeat [but the election] did not happen till 15 May."}} He was crowned on 21 February 1574,{{sfn|Knecht|2016|p=76}} but was declared deposed a year later, on 12 May 1575.{{sfn|Knecht|2016|p=84}}}} He reigned through the devastating [[French Wars of Religion|Wars of Religion]], which eventually led to his [[Jacques Clément|own assassination]]{{Sfnm|1a1=Peignot|1p=186|2a1=Humphreys|2p=38|3a1=''EB''|3loc=[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-III-king-of-France-and-Poland Henry III]}}
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