| Elisabeth of Valois | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz | |
| Queen consort of Spain | |
| Tenure | 22 June 1559 – 3 October 1568 |
| Born | 2 April 1546 Palace of Fontainebleau, France |
| Died | 3 October 1568 (aged 22) Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Spain |
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| House | Valois-Angoulême |
| Father | Henry II of France |
| Mother | Catherine de' Medici |
Elisabeth of France, or Elisabeth of Valois (Spanish: Isabel de Valois; French: Élisabeth de Valois) (2 April 1546[1] – 3 October 1568), was Queen of Spain as the third wife of Philip II of Spain. She was the eldest daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici.[2]
- ^ Chang, Leah Redmond (2023). Young Queens (First ed.). London: Bloomsbury. p. 421. ISBN 978-1-5266-1342-4.
Many historians have cited the year as 1545, but [...] common practice at the time usually placed the new year at Easter (rather than 1 January). Elisabeth's birth date thus fell in the year 1546 according to modern dating practices. This date is corroborated by other correspondence.
- ^ Knecht 1999, p. 34.