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Individual:
Claude Le Jeune
born c. 1527, Valenciennes, Burgundian Hainaut [now in France]
died c. 1600, , Paris
French composer known for his psalm settings and for his
musique mesurée, a style reflecting the long and short s
yllables of classical prosody.
Le Jeune was choirmaster to François d'Anjou, brother of
Henry III, and later was music master to Henry IV. He died a
Huguenot. Le Jeune was associated with the poet Antoine…
Hercule François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon, (March 18, 1555 -
June 19, 1584) was the youngest son of Henry II of France and
Catherine de' Medici.
An attractive child, he was unfortunately scarred by smallpox at
age eight, and his pitted face and slightly deformed spine did not
suit his august birth name of Hercules. He changed his name to
François in honour of his brother François II of France when he
was confirmed.
In 1574, following the death of his brother Charles IX of France
and the accession of his other brother Henry III of France, he
became heir to the throne. In 1576 he was made Duke of Anjou
in succession to his brother Henry.
In 1576 he negotiated the Peace of Beaulieu during the French
Wars of Religion. In 1579 he was invited by William the Silent to
become hereditary sovereign to the United Provinces.
On 29 September 1580, the Dutch Staten Generaal (with the
exception of Zeeland and Holland) signed the Treaty of
Plessis-les-Tours with the Duke, who would assume the title
"Protector of the Liberty of the Netherlands" and become the
sovereign. At the same time, in 1581, arrangements began to be
made for his marriage to Elizabeth I of England. His abortive visit to
Elizabeth delayed his arrival in the Nethrlands; he did not arrive
until 10 February 1582, when he was officially welcomed by William
in Flushing.
Anjou was not very popular with the Dutch, who continued to see the
Catholic French as enemies; the provinces of Zeeland and Holland
refused to recognise him as their sovereign, and William was widely
critised for his "French politics". When Anjou's French troops arrived
in late 1582, William's plan seemed to pay off, as even the Duke of
Parma feared that the Dutch would now gain the upper hand.
However, the Duke of Anjou himself was dissatisfied with his limited
power, and decided to take the city of Antwerp by force on
January 18, 1583. The citizens defended their city in what is known
as the "French Fury". The position of Anjou after this attack became
impossible to hold, and he eventually left the country in June. His
leave also discredited William, who nevertheless maintained his
support for Anjou.
Anjou's premature death meant that the Huguenot Henry of Navarre
became heir-presumptive, thus leading to an escalation in the
Wars of Religion.
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