[Sca-cooks] Looking for info on the Royal Progress of Henri II in1536
Terry Decker
t.d.decker at att.net
Sat Jul 25 17:58:25 PDT 2009
He wouldn't have had a royal progression. Henry II of France was 17 and had
only become the heir to the throne with the death of his brother, Francis,
Duke of Brittany, on August 10, 1536. He would not become king until 31
March 1547 with the death of his father, Francis I. His coronation was 25
July 1547.
On 28 October 1533, at the age of fourteen, he married Catherine de Medici.
According to Leonie Frieda in "Catheine de Medici," the marriage took place
in Marseilles.
In the spring of 1536, Henry was involved with the taking of Savoy and the
Piedmont in Northern Italy as part of his father's campaign against the
Hapsburgs. Emperor Charles V responded by invading Provence. The war
continued until stopped by an armistice in 1537, followed by a 10 year truce
in 1538. While I haven't been able to precisely locate him, Henry was
probably in Northern Italy in October 1536. He was almost certainly in the
field during 1536-37, rather than being on a royal progression.
Bear
>I got an inquiry through the Florilegium that I have no answer for, nor
>any idea if such information exists.
>
> However, I'm hoping someone here can. Johnna, you seem to know where to
> find things?
>
> From Taliesin Couch, <taliesincouch944 at yahoo.com>:
> <<< I apologize for the brevity and lack of ceremony. I am under intense
> pressure to finish this project and I need a very small but very
> important bit of info. Where can i find out what the real royal
> progression of Henri II for france in October 1536. I need to kno where
> Henri was on 28th/29th October 1536. Thank you for any help. Raven >>>
>
> Please remember that she is not on this list, so send her a copy by email
> at taliesincouch944 at yahoo.com
>
> However, I for one, would be interested in hearing how to find this kind
> of obscure information.
>
> Thanks,
> Stefan
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