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[[File:Tournament between Henry II and Lorges.jpg|thumb|left|The fatal tournament between Henry II and [[Gabriel, comte de Montgomery|Montgomery]] (Lord of "Lorges").]]
[[Image:Henri II et Catherine de Médicis.JPG|thumb|Tombs of Henry II of France and his wife [[Catherine de' Medici]] in [[Basilica of St Denis]], Paris.]]
Henry II was an avid hunter and a participant in jousts and tournaments. On 30 June 1559, at the Place Royale, during a match to celebrate the [[Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis]] with his longtime enemies, the [[Habsburg]]s of [[Austria]], and to celebrate the marriage of his daughter [[Elisabeth of Valois]] to King [[Philip II of Spain]], King Henry was mortally wounded by the lance of [[Gabriel Montgomery]], captain of the King's [[Scottish Guard]]. The lance pierced his eyes and, despite the efforts of royal surgeon [[Ambroise Paré]], he died on 10 July 1559 from [[Sepsis|septicaemia]].<ref>[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Henry_II_Of_France Classic Encyclopedia Web, Based on 1911 Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica]</ref> He was buried in a [[cadaver tomb]] in [[Saint Denis Basilica]]. Henry's death was a factor in the end of jousting as a sport.<ref>See [http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/history-of-jousting.htm History of Jousting].</ref>
As Henry lay dying, [[Catherine de' Medici|Queen Catherine]] limited access to his bedside and denied his mistress [[Diane de Poitiers]] access to him, even though he repeatedly asked for her. Following his death, Catherine sent Diane into exile, where she lived in comfort on her own properties until her death.
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