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Favorite son of Catherine de Medici, Henri bears the title of Duke of Anjou while his brother Charles IX governs . Promoted to lieutenant general of the kingdom at the age of 16, he participated victoriously in the Wars of Religion (battle of Jarnac and Moncontour) before experiencing defeat at the
French magistrate and statesman. First president of the Cour des aides and director of the Librairie, he favored the Encyclopédie. In 1775, he was secretary to the kings household, but he had to resign in 1776. He defended Louis XVI before the Convention, and he was guillotined during the Terror.
A war correspondent during his military career (1895-1899), his escape from prison in South Africa during the Boer War where he was to do a report brought him a certain celebrity. He was appointed Conservative MP in 1900, then joined the Liberal Party in 1904. Between 1906 and 1908, he was Under-Se
Deputy of the Third Estate in 1789, he had the Tennis Court oath adopted. He was very influential in the Constituent Assembly. Leader of the monarchians (supporters of an English-style parliamentary monarchy), discouraged by the turn of events, he preferred to emigrate from 1790 to 1801.