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Henri III, King of France (1574-89). 1551-1589. "The king is fatally wounded by a monk" (in the camp of Saint Cloud, 1 Aug. 1589; the Dominican monk Jacques Clement murders the king). Copper engr. by Matthaeus Merian th. E. (1593-1650). Fr.: J.L.Gottfried, Historische Chronica, Frankfurt a. M., 1630, p. 971; coloured at a later stage. Author: THE ELDER MATTHAEUS MERIAN.
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