tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post1548190938583590390..comments2024-03-03T17:50:27.025-05:00Comments on Gay Influence: Henri III of FranceTerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18219632588063153768noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-79614877141674240712024-02-24T07:26:59.502-05:002024-02-24T07:26:59.502-05:00Cite your source please Cite your source please Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-5105332893762094242022-01-24T16:57:27.330-05:002022-01-24T16:57:27.330-05:00I am searching for information that King Henry iii...I am searching for information that King Henry iii had an ivory hunting horn with him at the time of his death. Would anyone have more information?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-30207599366975875732020-05-08T22:33:17.339-04:002020-05-08T22:33:17.339-04:00Henri was also a sado-masochist who enjoyed watchi...Henri was also a sado-masochist who enjoyed watching fights to the death among various animals. But, craziest of all, his "mignons" would be pitted in bizarre wrestling matches against young kitchen and stable boys from parts of Italy then under French rule. The mignons, though effeminate acting, were still physically tall and strong, and proceeded to brutalize (including sexually) the hapless Italian servant boys in the ring. The mignons always won easily, and if the King particularly liked how they performed in the ring, he allowed them to take their defeated victims into special bedrooms for the purpose of raping them. His was easily the most debauched court in Europe.Chris_JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087308770343960381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-58236460706642645392019-11-08T12:13:25.628-05:002019-11-08T12:13:25.628-05:00Henri III was an unusual figure. He was a brave wa...Henri III was an unusual figure. He was a brave warrior in his earlier years to the fury of his brother the king, who was not permitted to endanger himself. But he was also a frivolous spendthrift. His brother the King went into debt trying to make Henri King of Poland (which was then decided by elections), mostly to get rid of him. While Henri was happy to have a crown of his own, he was fairly miserable when he actually had to go be King of Poland and miss out on the fun of the French court. He sat in his room in Krakow and sulked, which only made the nobles there like him more, as he seemed more remote and regal when he did come out and put on the charm. When his brother died the Polish nobles wanted him to stay, and he assured them he would, but instead he filled his pockets with the Crown Jewels of Poland and made a daring escape. As an earlier poster said, his marriage was not arranged. He had been obsessed with wife of his enemy, Marie de Cleves. There is debate on whether this was platonic or not (I believe he was bisexual) but he made plans to marry her, even though she was married and pregant. To the relief of his mother, the powerful Catherine de Medici, who ruled for or strongly influenced all three of her sons who were kings, Marie died. Louise, a poor relation of the Lorraine family, strongly resembled her, and though Catherine wanted someone with royal connections or a large dowry (the country was in financial turmoil, in part due to Henri's profligate spending) she was relieved he would be married and let him have his way. Henri almost lost his kingdom several times due to coup attempts by the Guise family, his archrivals. In spite of their enormous popularity he arranged to have the head of the family and his brother murdered. Guise was warned a total of 9 times, but refused to believe he would be harmed. The King was strongly tainted by the murder of a national hero, and it led to his own assassination. The story of the Catherine de Medici and her children is truly a fascinating one filled with vice, scandal, and plots, and it is truly depressing how much her sons hated one another. Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971726802817683003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-88297481365568987082018-11-24T11:15:41.143-05:002018-11-24T11:15:41.143-05:00Di u want to be his mignon? :)Di u want to be his mignon? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139964358874405831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-31422686967313185582018-11-24T11:13:29.936-05:002018-11-24T11:13:29.936-05:00Do u wish to be his mignon? Do u wish to be fucked...Do u wish to be his mignon? Do u wish to be fucked by him? ( as for me - i wish )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139964358874405831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-70249801439037381992018-03-12T19:29:51.634-04:002018-03-12T19:29:51.634-04:00I'm fascinated by anything 16th and 17th Frenc...I'm fascinated by anything 16th and 17th French related,to say it sounds scandalous would be accurate. What else is there to browse? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-11991295593236411982017-06-28T13:05:17.148-04:002017-06-28T13:05:17.148-04:00Thank you for your input as I read all of the hist...Thank you for your input as I read all of the history of the family on here I get conflicting stories of birth and age of coming to the throne and things happening in court.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09526591986967496247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-63784795707911781242016-01-23T18:51:58.702-05:002016-01-23T18:51:58.702-05:00I forgot to add Louise was pregnant but lost the c...I forgot to add Louise was pregnant but lost the child. (The syphilis again?) She became very thin afterwards.Louise ended up in a nunnery. That is why her grave was not desacrated during the French Revolution but King Louis XVIII had her reburied at Saint Denys.(PS. A pretender to the throne , the Cardinal de Bourbon, during the Religious Wars was also called Charles X but never crowned.)jehanboschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592219299145536198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-85156363569777258492015-10-13T05:40:24.839-04:002015-10-13T05:40:24.839-04:00I think its a. Verry. Interesting. Story of are pa...I think its a. Verry. Interesting. Story of are past. And how it has become a major part in historylynn pittmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046863559014902658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-71518988675067092992015-08-22T11:10:23.003-04:002015-08-22T11:10:23.003-04:00The brother of Henri III mentioned here was Charle...The brother of Henri III mentioned here was Charles IX.<br />Charles X was king of France in the 19th century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984317470266050424.post-25421773660818832632014-03-27T21:29:15.316-04:002014-03-27T21:29:15.316-04:00The marriage between Henri and Louise was in no wa...The marriage between Henri and Louise was in no way arranged. In fact he stood up to his mother, being in love with Louise. Although Henri was mainly gay he still had affairs with one woman at a time. And the stories about his sexuality are grossly exagerated. During the Religious Wars in France every royal prince and princess was alleged to engage in some less usual sexual activity. And one has to realise that Henri was always in ill health, being born with syphilis, inherited from his mother.....jehanboschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592219299145536198noreply@blogger.com