image of Charles IX, King of France from wikipedia

Charles IX, King of France

Charles IX was King of France from 1560 until his death from tuberculosis. He ascended the throne of France upon the death of his brother Francis II. Charles was the twelfth king from the House of Valois, the fifth from the Valois-Orléans branch, and the fourth from the Valois-Orléans-Angoulême branch. Read more from Wikipedia →