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Francis Duke Of Alencon. Duke of anjou francis, hires stock photography and images Alamy He had the writer Jean de La Gessée as a secretary Although ill-shapen, pockmarked, and endowed with a curiously formed nose, he was considered (1572-73) as a possible husband for Queen Elizabeth I of England.

His three brothers all became kings of France - Francis II, Charles IX and Henri III - and he was heir to the French throne. He negotiated the Edict of Beaulieu during the French Wars of Religion

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Coat of arms of the counts of Alençon of the House of Belleme Despite the considerable age gap, the pair became very close - aided by the fact that the Duke was the only one of the Queen's many suitors to court her in person. Courting Elizabeth I In 1579, negotiations commenced for marrying Anjou to Elizabeth I of England

Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alencon. Francois de France, Duc d'Alencon, d'Anjou et de Brabant. Several counts and then royal dukes of Alençon have figured in French history The title has been awarded to a younger brother of the French sovereign.

Duke of anjou hires stock photography and images Alamy. He negotiated the Edict of Beaulieu during the French Wars of Religion Youngest child of Catherine de Medici, brother to Charles IX of France