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Henry III o Fraunce

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Henry III
Henry III when Duke o Anjou bi François Clouet
Keeng o Poland
Grand Duke o Lithuanie
Ring16 Mey 1573 – 12 Mey 1575
Coronation22 Februar 1574 (Wawel)
PredecessorSigismund II Augustus
Interrex
SuccessorAnna an
Stephen Bathory
RegentJakub Uchański, Interrex
Keeng o Fraunce
Ring30 Mey 1574 – 2 August 1589
Coronation13 Februar 1575 (Reims)
PredecessorCharles IX
SuccessorHenry IV
Born19 September 1551(1551-09-19)
Château de Fontainebleau, Fraunce
Dee'd2 August 1589(1589-08-02) (aged 37)
Château de Saint-Cloud, Fraunce
BuirialSaint Denis Basilica, Fraunce
SpouseLouise o Lorraine
Full name
Alexandre Édouard de France
HooseHoose o Valois
FaitherHenry II o Fraunce
MitherCatherine de' Medici
ReleegionRoman Catholic
SeegnaturHenry III's signature

Henry III (19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589; born Alexandre Édouard de France, Pols: Henryk Walezy, Lithuanie: Henrikas Valua) wis a monarch o the Hoose o Valois who wis electit the monarch o the Pols-Lithuanie Commonweel frae 1573 tae 1575 an ruled as Keeng o Fraunce frae 1574 till his daith.