S01E12: Henry III of France, king and sixth child to the great Catherine de' Medici (1551-89)

Henry of Valois was not born to be a king, but he ended up becoming the King of Poland and later of France, all due to the twists of fate and, of course, because his brother died. The favored son of Catherine de' Medici, caught between the Huguenots and Catholics, he left no one indifferent, especially when he partied with his "mignons," dressed as a woman and heavily made up, both literally and figuratively. A fanatical Catholic monk took him down at a young age. The playlist with the contemporary music used in the podcast about Henry is on Spotify, as always: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6O2MNHIshKedBwDUZ7Lydy?si=FZ9okDZGTbyL5-FgasIhsQ