Following the death of his brother, François II, ten-year-old Charles IX ascends the throne. His mother, Catherine de’ Medici, serves as regent.
The Sixteenth-Century French Pamphlet Project
The Sixteenth-Century French Pamphlet Project
Following the death of his brother, François II, ten-year-old Charles IX ascends the throne. His mother, Catherine de’ Medici, serves as regent.