Henry III, King of France Size:S: 50 x 25cm Italian patriot

Italian patriot

Inscribed with figure numbers and bottom right 'W

Figure 1 appearing here on the bottom of the plate was moved in the published version

He was been protesting against the long custody of the Irish Fenian activists

Part of the old Savoy Palace

Henry III, King of France Size:S: 50 x 25cm Italian patriotHenry III, King of France, 16th century (1882 1884). Henry (1551 1589) came to the throne in 1574. His reign was dominated by the continuing strife between Catholics and Protestants known as the French Wars of Religion. On 2nd August 1589 Henry was assassinated by friar Jacques Clement for his opposition to the Catholic Holy League founded by Henri, Duke of Guise, who had been murdered the previous year, possibly by Henry's order. Clement stabbed the