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Charles IX — King of France from 1560 to 1574, in whose reign the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre took place
King at ten under his mother’s regency, he reigned fourteen years without ever governing alone, and his name stays attached to the massacre he authorised at twenty-two. He died two years later. (Editorial synthesis)
Charles IX was born on 27 June 1550 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Charles IX was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Charles IX died on 30 May 1574 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Charles IX died in Vincennes. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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