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Nostradamus (December 14th, 1503 - July 2nd, 1566) has dedicated his world famous masterpiece, untitled "Les oracles de Nostradamus" (The oracles of Nostradamus") to "Henri Roy de France Second" (1555).
First, it is an address to the King of his time Henri II (1519 - 1559), whom he is talking more precisely in the famous quatrain I-35 by warning him from a mortal danger, but also to a King to come in a far future who will be considered as a Savior in a time of total chaos, pestilence, and general exhaustion. Nostradamus was both a Doctor in medicine and an Astrologer.
In Latin beside "number two", the other main meaning of "Secundus" is "secourable" in French ("helpful" in English).
The latter has to take this "name of Reign" (Henri) to answer the Seer, and show him beyond centuries he received and understood his fateful letter, if he is consenting to intervene.
However in the now extinct "Kingdom of France", this is usually taken as a mere legend by approximatively cartesian minds, nothing more than outdated nostalgy - or otherly said a "childish" and "romantic" expectation .
Who knows then, when only one thing is frightening approximate cartesians, the seemingly biting Dust Wind - a bit like the one of Egypt getting along the mythic King Scorpio ?
The fact this "new Henri" is designed as the "Great Chiren Selin", with a Turk turban, is another deep mystery !
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Nostradamus became terrifically famous after the accomplishment of one of his main prophecies : the unlucky accident of tournament of King Henri II of France (June 30th, 1559).
The latter died on July 10th, 1559 in horrible sufferings, the broken lance of his opponent having pierced his right eye in between his golden helmet, and provoked a nasty and deadly abscess to his brain.
The doctor of Henri II, Ambroise Paré (1509 ~ 1510 - 1590) did his best, but he couldn't save him owing to the gravity of his injuries. Nowadays, he is sometimes critized for not having tempted the operation of the last chance : trepannation. But nothing is proving that present medicine would have saved him either.
Nostradamus' quatrain quoted I-35 (Century One - quatrain 35) is considered as having clearly predicted this portentous event.
The precise quatrain is the following :
"Le lyon jeune le vieux surmontera, "The young lion will overcome the older
one,
En champ bellique par singulier duelle : In a field of combat in single fight :
Dans caige d'or les yeux luy crevera, He will pierce his eyes in their golden cage,
Deux classes une, puis mourir, mort Two breakings in one, then he dies, a crual
cruelle." death."
It must be underlined Nostradamus went to Paris in 1556 to personally warn Catherine de Médicis (1519 - 1589) about her husband's risk of death after a joust (as predicted in the quatrain I-35). Thus, it is established the "old lyon" (old lion) was clearly Henri II, the lion being the traditional symbol for a King in heraldry.
And the "young lyon" has been considered to be Gabriel de Lorges, Ist Earl of Montgomery (1530 - 1574) : he was the Captain of the Scottish Guard of the King, and the symbol of Scotland is a red rampant (standing) lion surrounded by red lilies, on a golden background. And he is supposed to have carried such a shield on that day, and not his own coat of arms.
Yet, about the "young lyon", the interpretation could have been a bit too fast.
As a matter of fact, Gabriel of Montgomery was neither King nor Prince heir of the throne. Above that, the "young lyon" can mean more precisely the son of the "old lyon", who he was not at all !
Does this show Nostradamus predicted this awful death, by making a small mistake in his quatrain ?
Sometimes, the Seer has been critized for this apparent imprecision.
But, don't forget that he is quoting there was two different breakings in this tournament, and not only one !
Another determining point is historically established : Montgomery didn't want to fight anymore the King after the first assault, where both of them heavily broke their lances. He was worried to provoke an accident, and he didn't want to injure the King or worse kill him.
You can realize then that the second breaking didn't happen straight away, as this Scottish nobleman declined several times to combat anymore. But, the King was starting to feel offended with his repeated declinations. And here comes an unofficial and yet not totally unknown version (on the other side of the Channel), of what might have happened that fateful day "Rue Saint Antoine" in front of the "Hôtel des Tournelles" in Paris. It has to be quoted in an aside the place was destroyed by order of Catherine de Médicis, and that thereafter it has finally become the famous "Place des Vosges".
The Dauphin François (1544 - 1560) who was at the side of Montgomery had put on, by the time of the talks, his armour to play - they were around the same size. To avoid Montgomery the anger of his father, he would have suddenly proposed to replace him discreetly in the tournament. So then, he wouldn't be accused of crime of "lese-majesty".
And Montgomery would have accepted to get the start of quarrel over.
Hence, when the return game was finally granted, the King Henri II (the "old lyon"), would have fought against his own son François (the "young lyon"), who was too young and so clumsy with his lance.
And it's him who might have provoked the accident by inexperience, by injuring very badly his father in the eye : his lance broke and slipped under the visor of the golden helmet of the King.
After this fateful event, Montgomery would have taken the responsability on himself. He didn't want to betray the secret he shared with the Dauphin, especially he had to become the King of France. Unhappily, he was prisoner of an unexpected situation he had tried to avoid with all one's strength !
At the King's death, his son François (husband of Queen Mary Stuart - 1542 - 1587), was proclaimed François II, King of France !
Before dying, King Henri II had forgiven Montgomery about this unfortunate accident...but the Queen Catherine de Médicis hadn't. Years after, in 1574, Montgomery who had become protestant in between was arrested in Normandy, emprisoned first in the castle of Caen, and then lead to the Conciergerie Jail in Paris. Sentenced to death, he was beheaded in "Place de Grève" in Paris on June 26th, 1574, not officially for that reason !
The most astonishing in this tragical issue is that Henri II had been warned at least twice about his risk of death after a joust, not only by Nostradamus of course, but also by another famous Astrologer of that time in 1556, Luc Gauric or Luca Gaurico (1476 - 1558)...who was also Bishop !
This Italian character proximate of the Pope, had equally been very precise, by talking of cecity and death.
The strange thing about him who was called a liar and a bigmouth by "the Connetable" of the King Henri II, is that he was defended by the King himself : the latter shut "the Connetable" up, by saying that sometimes there are "some truths" in what Astrologers are predicting !
The most plausible explanation about the behavior of Henri II, is that he felt in representation, because of the celebration of two important marriages sealing the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559) with the King of Spain and the Holy Germanic Roman Empire. And for that reason, he wanted to show everybody his "bon plaisir" was answered by anyone !
So coming back to the quatrain we analyzed (I-35), Nostradamus was impressively right, and quite precise.
He was not wrong in his forecasting of the future, which was sticking litteraly to the reality - still more than people usually think !
The problem with his prophecies is not they are erroneous, but that they happen over suddenly in an uncloudy way, just because human beings are constantly unwise !
