What year did Charles IX become King of France?
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Charles IX became King of France in 1560, after the death of his brother Francis II. He was only ten years old at the time, and his mother Catherine de Medici acted as regent until he came of age. Charles IX's reign was marked by the outbreak of the French Wars of Religion, which lasted for more than thirty years.
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