This man's mistress, Diane de Poitiers, controlled court life during his reign, although he was married to Catherine de' Medici.
This ruler created the Chambre Ardente to persecute heretics, a cause which was furthered by his Edict of Chateaubriant. After his defeat in the Battle of St. Quentin, this ruler married his sister Margaret to Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy and his daughter Elisabeth to the King of Spain in the Peace of Chateau-Cambresis, and he had earlier married his son to Mary Queen of Scots. This man's mistress, Diane de Poitiers, controlled court life during his reign, although he was married to Catherine de' Medici. For 10 points, name this Valois King of France who died from a wound suffered while jousting, the father of Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III.
This ruler created the Chambre Ardente to persecute heretics, a cause which was furthered by his Edict of Chateaubriant.
Henry II of France