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Also Known As duc d’Alençon • Hercule-François, duc d’ Anjou
Born March 18, 1554 • Saint-Germain-en-Laye • France
Died June 10, 1584 (aged 30) • Château-Thierry • France
Notable Family Members father Henry II • mother Catherine de Médici • brother Francis II • brother Charles IX • brother Henry III • sister Margaret of Valois

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