King of France; King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
1551 CE
to 1589 CE
Henry III (19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589, born Alexandre Édouard de France, Polish: Henryk Walezy, Lithuanian: Henrikas Valua) is King of France from 1574 to 1589.
As Henry of Valois, he is the first elected monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with the dual titles of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1573 to 1575.