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Definition of Henry III
1. Noun. Son of Henry II of France and the last Valois to be king of France (1551-1589).
2. Noun. Son of King John and king of England from 1216 to 1272; his incompetence aroused baronial opposition led by Simon de Montfort (1207-1272).
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Henry III
Literary usage of Henry III
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century of the Renaissance: Crowned by the Académie Des Sciences Morales by Louis Batiffol, John Edward Courtenay Bodley (1916)
"Henry III Causes of the Catholic reaction against Protestantism. The character
of Henry III, 1574-1589 ; his difficulties with his brother the Duke of Anjou ..."
2. Germany in the Early Middle Ages, 476-1250 by William Stubbs (1908)
"'s European position—Criticism of Hallam's charges against Henry III. ... Henry III.
ascended the German throne at twenty-two, the age at which Otto III. ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1898)
"set and Oxfordshire ; in the lost weeks of East er term and in Trinity term of
28 Henry III (1244) in Devonshire and Dorset ; in Easter and Trinity terms of ..."
4. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"To free himself from the Guises, Henry III caused the Duke to be murdered almost
in his presence, and fled to the Huguenots (December, 1588). ..."
5. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1905)
"To free himself from the Guises, Henry III caused the Duke to be murdered almost
in his presence, and fled to the Huguenots (December, ..."