Hercules Valois

Francis-Hercules Valois (Born: 1555) is the youngest son and seventh child of King Henry Valois II and Queen Catherine de' Medici of France. He is the younger brother of Francis, Elisabeth, Claude, Margaret, Charles and Henry. He is also the elder brother of twin sisters Henrietta and Emone Valois.

Appearence
His mothers Italian heritage is seen in his complexion. He has his fathers brown hair and eyes. He is rather tall for his age, being almost as tall as his five year older brother Charles Valois.

Personality
Hercules is a calm and gentle soul but too weak to rule. He doesn't want to rule either. He tries to build a band with his brothers Henry and Charles and sisters Henrietta and Emone but doesn't really fit into either group. Hercules does seem very content with his situation.

History
Francis-Hercules was born as the fourth son of King Henry and Queen Catherine in 1555. To prevent confusion with his eldest brother Francis, he was always called Hercules.

At a very young age, he is sent to Orleans to be raised far away from his siblings. This somewhat sets him apart from the rest of his siblings as they all have build a band while Hercules was in Paris.

Trivia

 * It seems he is the only one of his siblings to like his sister Elisabeth, as they exchanged many letters over the years.
 * It is said by Catherine that Henry II never has shown the smallest of interest in Hercules.