{"slug": "francis-duke-of-anjou", "label": "Francis, Duke of Anjou", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis%2C_Duke_of_Anjou", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318380", "qid": "Q318380", "description": "French duke (1555-1584)", "entries": 11, "years": 9, "span": [1555, 1584], "span_label": ["1555 CE", "1584 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["François, Duc d'Anjou", "François, Duke of Anjou"], "related": [{"slug": "henry-iii-of-france", "label": "Henry III of France", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "william-the-silent", "label": "William the Silent", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "dutch-republic", "label": "Dutch Republic", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "huguenots", "label": "Huguenots", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-iv-of-france", "label": "Henry IV of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "philip-ii-of-spain", "label": "Philip II of Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-ii-of-france", "label": "Henry II of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "catherine-de-medici", "label": "Catherine de' Medici", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "antwerp", "label": "Antwerp", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "french-wars-of-religion", "label": "French Wars of Religion", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "zeeland", "label": "Zeeland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "holland", "label": "Holland", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1555, "year_label": "1555 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "March 18", "text": "March 18 – François, Duke of Anjou, youngest son of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici (d. 1584)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561106#Births", "title": "1555", "revid": 1369561106, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1576, "year_label": "1576 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "May 6", "text": "May 6 – The Edict of Beaulieu, negotiated by Monsieur Francois, Duke of Anjou and brother of King Henry III of France, ends the Fifth War of Religion. By the terms of the \"Peace of Monsieur\" that led to agreement on the Edict, freedom of worship is granted again to the Protestant Hugueonots.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362635528#April–June", "title": "1576", "revid": 1362635528, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1577, "year_label": "1577 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 12", "text": "June 12 – The French city of Issoire surrenders and 3,000 of its Protestant Huguenots are massacred by the troops of the French Catholic General Francis, Duke of Anjou, on orders by King Henry III of France. The massacre is carried out 20 months after the October 15, 1575 killing of Catholic residents by Matthieu Merle. Most of Issoire's buildings are torn down, and the royal troops leave an inscription on a pillar, Ici fut Issoire (\"Here stood Issoire.\")", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361323001#April–June", "title": "1577", "revid": 1361323001, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1579, "year_label": "1579 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 23", "text": "January 23 – The Union of Utrecht unites the northern Netherlands in a confederation called the United Provinces. William the Silent becomes Stadtholder, and the Duc d'Anjou, younger brother of Henry III of France, is invited to become hereditary sovereign.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362792771#January–March", "title": "1579", "revid": 1362792771, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1580, "year_label": "1580 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 29", "text": "September 29 – Five of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic (with the exception of Zeeland and Holland) sign the Treaty of Plessis-les-Tours, recognizing Francis, Duke of Anjou as the Republic's sovereign.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369376205#July–September", "title": "1580", "revid": 1369376205, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1581, "year_label": "1581 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 23", "text": "January 23 – The Treaty of Plessis-les-Tours between the Duchy of Anjou and most of the states of the Dutch Republic is ratified at Bourdeaux, granting Francis, Duke of Anjou executive authority over the Republic with the title \"Protector of the Liberty of the Netherlands\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362478489#January–March", "title": "1581", "revid": 1362478489, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1581, "year_label": "1581 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 22", "text": "July 22 - At a meeting of the States General of the Union of Utrecht at Antwerp, the representatives vote to proclaim their independence from Spain in the Act of Abjuration, abjuring loyalty to Philip II of Spain as their sovereign, and appointing Francis, Duke of Anjou, as the new sovereign of the Netherlands; public practice of Roman Catholicism is forbidden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362478489#July–September", "title": "1581", "revid": 1362478489, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1582, "year_label": "1582 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "February 10", "text": "February 10 – François, Duke of Anjou, arrives in the Netherlands, where he is personally welcomed by William the Silent.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373325265#January–March", "title": "1582", "revid": 1373325265, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1583, "year_label": "1583 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 18", "text": "January 18 – Francis, Duke of Anjou, attacks Antwerp.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363312090#January–March", "title": "1583", "revid": 1363312090, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1584, "year_label": "1584 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 1", "text": "June 1 – With the death of the Duc d'Anjou, the Huguenot Henry of Navarre becomes heir-presumptive to the throne of France.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561067#April–June", "title": "1584", "revid": 1369561067, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1584, "year_label": "1584 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 10", "text": "June 10 – François, Duke of Anjou (b. 1555)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561067#Deaths", "title": "1584", "revid": 1369561067, "section": "Deaths"}}]}