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Events on Thursday 30 May 1574 2
1550 – 1574Charles IX of France (1550-1574)Died 30 May 1574, aged 23Charles IX ruled France through the height of the Wars of Religion, including the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572. He died of tuberculosis at Vincennes without a legitimate heir. The throne passed to his brother Henry III.
1574Henry III becomes King of FranceSucceeds his brother Charles IX after abandoning the Polish throneOn the death of his brother Charles IX, Henry III inherited the French crown, having secretly fled Poland earlier that year to claim it. His reign would be dominated by the ongoing Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.