Charles IX
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1550–74, king of France 1560–74.
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1550–1611, king of Sweden 1604–11 (son of Gustavus I).
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Catherine de’ Medici used the method in 1570 — a time she governed France while her ill son, King Charles IX, sat on its throne.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
Coligny demanded an immediate war with the Catholic Philip, and at the moment had the ear of Catherine's moody, weakbrained son, King Charles IX.
From Time Magazine Archive
More About Nostradamus opens with the violation of the tomb of Astrologer Michel de Notredame, court physician to France's King Charles IX.
From Time Magazine Archive
According to legend, King Charles IX of France was brought to his deathbed by his passion for sounding lung-lacerating halloos on the hunting horn.
From Time Magazine Archive
The oldest surviving violin made according to the design we recognise today is generally agreed to be one constructed by Andrea Amati of Cremona for Charles IX, King of France, in 1564.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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