Talk:Henry II of France

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Contents 1 name 2 Marriage and Issue 3 Nostradamus Prophecy 4 Added citation request 5 Court style

[edit] name

[edit] Marriage and Issue

What does mean by 'issue' here? Please clarify which issues people had or did not had. Were those health problems or something else?

As far as I can see, 'issue' means children, in the context of this article. - Ballista 17:32, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nostradamus Prophecy

Isnt that what some people use to fuffill Nostradamus' Prophecy of Genghis Khan as well????Winn3317 02:15, 19 September 2006 (UTC) hi

The events surrounding his death are not as described in the article. The prophecy states that the young lion will overcome the old lion, and both contestants were about the same age. And neither henri nor his opponent used the lion as a symbol of their royal families. The helmet was neither gold nor gilded, and there was only one wound sustained, and it did not affect either of his eyes. My source on this is "Fidgeting fat, exploding meat & Gobbling Whirly birds" by dr Karl kruszelnicki (Harper Collins 1999), page 192.--Tiberius47 (talk) 11:10, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Added citation request

I just watched a documentary which seems to take as fact the idea that Nostradamus' supposed prediction of Henry's death made Nostradamus an international superstar. I'm curious the source for the statement that the connection wasn't made until well after Nostradamus' death.--24.21.254.55 08:00, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

You are right; go ahead and remove the information. The prophecy had already been made by Gauric, and Henry was aware of it; but Nostradamus latched onto it, and many at the time believed Nostradamus was somehow responsible for the king's death. qp10qp 16:48, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

I have added the necessary footnote reference to the 'Prophecy' section, but it doesn't seem to be working. Would somebody rather more technically competent than I am care to fix the problem? --PL (talk) 10:54, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Gee, thanks, Hemmingsen! --PL (talk) 15:55, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Court style

Anyone wanting to add a section on court patronage might use the engraving at right by Jean Duvet, c 1548, emblemmatic of allegorical court fêtes. (It might get lost at Commons.).--Wetman 04:00, 20 September 2007 (UTC)