Henry III

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Henry III¹ 1207-1272.

King of England (1216-1272) who succeeded his father, King John. His reign was marred by baronial opposition led by Simon de Montfort, whose representative parliament, called in 1265, is considered England's first full parliament.

Henry III² 1551-1589.

King of France (1574-1589) who helped his mother, Catherine de Médicis, plot the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572). His reign was marked by bitter conflict between Catholics and Huguenots.

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Noun	1.	Henry III - son of Henry II of France and the last Valois to be king of France (1551-1589) Valois - French royal house from 1328 to 1589
	2.	Henry III - son of King John and king of England from 1216 to 1272; his incompetence aroused baronial opposition led by Simon de Montfort (1207-1272) Plantagenet, Plantagenet line - the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485

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It started, directly, in the London palace of Henry III, and was the result of a quarrel between the King and his powerful brother-in-law, Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester.

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Tradition said that this house with the pointed gables was inhabited, in the time of Henry III.

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At last Louis XIII made Treville the captain of his Musketeers, who were to Louis XIII in devotedness, or rather in fanaticism, what his Ordinaries had been to Henry III, and his Scotch Guard to Louis XI.

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