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Henry and Anne’s father, it turns out, had one vital trait: they both disliked the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. When it comes to the Protestant Reformation, John III, and Charles V had battled over land, while the monarch and Henry were practically on opposite sides of the spectrum. Given their shared opposition to the Spanish ruler, Henry’s chief minister reasoned that marrying the king to the duke’s daughter would be tactically advantageous.
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