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Reign: 1560 - 1574

Concurrent English Monarchs:

Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603)

Charles came to the throne at the age of 10 with his mother as Governor of France, and he died when he was 23.

No biography in English exists for Charles IX. However, for those interested in learning about this king one book to consider reading is ‘Catherine de Medici’ by Professor Robert Knecht. The focus is on Catherine, but her son Charles IX is also a subject of the book.

Professor Knecht also wrote biographies of Francis I and of Henry III, the younger brother of Charles IX and therefore the next king in this bibliography.

One book in French has been recommended.