Who was Charles IX's predecessor as King of France?
Louis XIV
Henry I
Francis II
Louis XII
Answer
Francis II of France was the son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici. He ascended to the throne at the age of 15 after his father's death in a jousting accident. Francis II was a weak and indecisive ruler, and his reign was marked by political instability and religious conflict.
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