Editing Charles IX of France (section)

===Accession===
Charles' father died in 1559,{{sfn|Baumgartner|1988|p=252}} and was succeeded by Charles' elder brother, [[Francis II of France|King Francis II]].{{sfn|Knecht|1998|p=57}} Francis II died in 1560.{{sfn|Bryson|1999|p=109}} The ten-year-old Charles was immediately proclaimed king on 5 December 1560, and the Privy Council appointed his mother, [[Catherine de' Medici]], as governor of France (''gouvernante de France''), with sweeping powers, at first acting as regent for her young son.{{sfn|Knecht|1998|p=73}} On 15 May 1561, Charles was consecrated in the cathedral at [[Reims]].{{sfn|Knecht|1998|p=76}} [[Antoine of Navarre|Antoine of Bourbon]], himself in line to the French throne and husband to Queen [[Jeanne III of Navarre]], was appointed Lieutenant-General of France.{{sfn|Meere|2021|p=136}}