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Monsieur François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon ( French: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 [1] – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici .
It was Henry's younger brother Francis, Duke of Anjou, 22 years younger than Elizabeth, who seriously pursued the English queen beginning in 1578, when she was 45 years old and he was 23. Furthermore, in the coronation scene, it is mentioned that Henry is already king indicating the age difference.
Jul 10, 2018 · After Mary of Guise defeats the English army in Scotland, France offers to make peace with Elizabeth on the condition that she accepts Anjou as a suitor. Anjou arrives in England posing as a musician so that he may surprise Elizabeth.
After Elizabeth's archrival Mary of Guise (Fanny Ardant) sends her a poisoned dress that luckily claims the life of another, it is Sir Francis who adroitly convinces Mary he will betray Elizabeth. Francis and Mary spend a night together, and in the morning, Mary is dead.
Nov 6, 1998 · Her wildest suitor, the Duc d'Anjou (Vincent Cassel), cross dresses while his scheming Aunt Mary of Guise (Fanny Ardant) demonstrates how fetching armor can look with a scarf thrown over one...
- Shekhar Kapur
Apr 21, 2006 · Leicester does not want her to marry the Duke of Anjou, a Frenchman and a Catholic, whom she fancies. As she rebukes him for denying her a last chance at passion before "withering" into old...
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