Henry II of France: astrology, horoscope, natal chart

Henry II, King of France (French: Henri II) (March 31, 1519 – July 10, 1559), a member of the House of Valois, and the son and successor of Francis I, ruling from March 31, 1547, until his death. Early years Henry was born in the Royal Château at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, the son of Francis I and Claude de France and the grandson of Louis XII of France and Anne de Bretagne. With his brother, he spent three years in Spain as a hostage to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, as surety for his father, who had been captured at the Battle of Pavia. Henry married Catherine de' Medici (13 April 1519–January 5, 1589) on 28 October 1533, when both were fourteen years old. The following year he became involved with the thirty-five-year-old, recently widowed, Diane de Poitiers, who became his m...