Elisabeth of Valois

Elisabeth of Valois
Queen consort of Spain
Tenure22 June 1559 – 3 October 1568
Born2 April 1546
Palace of Fontainebleau, France
Died3 October 1568(1568-10-03) (aged 22)
Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Spain
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(m. 1559)
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HouseValois-Angoulême
FatherHenry II of France
MotherCatherine 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Knecht 1999, p. 34.