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Genealogical tree with branches of Valois and Bourbon, 1589
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Genealogy of the two royal dynasties of the House of Valois and the House of Bourbon, springing from the body of the French King Louis lying on the ground. At the ends of the branches Henry III of Valois and Henry II of Navarre. An angel tries to keep the two growing branches together, a soldier tries to pull the two lineages apart. In the background representations of the murder of Henry III (1589) and the murder of the Duke of Guise (1588). Following a comparison on 26 April 1589 in Tours. With an inscription of 8 lines in German. Numbered at the bottom left: 256. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineStamboom met takken van Valois en Bourbon, 1589. 1589 - c. 1593. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.