Henry II of France does not have three sons.
Henry II -LRB- Henri II 31 March 1519 -- 10 July 1559 -RRB- was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559 .. King of France. List of French monarchs. House of Valois. House of Valois. The second son of Francis I , he became Dauphin of France upon the death of his elder brother Francis III , Duke of Brittany , in 1536 .. Francis I. Francis I of France. Dauphin of France. Dauphin of France. As a child , Henry and his elder brother spent over four years in captivity in Spain as hostages in exchange for their father .. Spain. Spanish Empire. Henry pursued his father 's policies in matter of arts , wars and religion .. He persevered in the Italian Wars against the House of Habsburg and tried to suppress the Protestant Reformation , even as the Huguenot numbers were increasing drastically in France during his reign .. Italian Wars. Italian Wars. House of Habsburg. House of Habsburg. Protestant Reformation. Protestant Reformation. Huguenot. Huguenot. The Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis -LRB- 1559 -RRB- , which put an end to the Italian Wars , had mixed results  : France renounced its claims to territories in Italy , but gained certain other territories , including the Pale of Calais and the Three Bishoprics .. Italian Wars. Italian Wars. Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis. Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis. Pale of Calais. Pale of Calais. Three Bishoprics. Three Bishoprics. France failed to change the balance of power in Europe , as Spain remained the sole dominant power , but it did benefit from the division of the holdings of its ruler , Charles V , and from the weakening of the Holy Roman Empire , which Charles also ruled .. balance of power. balance of power ( international relations ). Spain. Spanish Empire. Charles V. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Holy Roman Empire. Holy Roman Empire. Henry suffered an untimely death in a jousting tournament held to celebrate the Peace of Cateau-Cambresis at the conclusion of the Eighth Italian War .. jousting. jousting. Eighth Italian War. Italian War of 1551–1559. The king 's surgeon , Ambroise Pare , was unable to cure the infected wound inflicted by Gabriel de Montgomery , the captain of his Scottish Guard .. Ambroise Pare. Ambroise Pare. Gabriel de Montgomery. Gabriel, comte de Montgomery. Scottish Guard. Garde Ecossaise. He was succeeded in turn by three of his sons , whose ineffective reigns helped to spark the French Wars of Religion between Protestants and Catholics .. French Wars of Religion. French Wars of Religion. Protestants. Protestants. Catholics. Catholics