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Henry IV
king of France
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Also known as: Henri de Bourbon, prince de Béarn, Henri de Navarre, Henry III of Navarre, Henry de Bourbon, Henry of Bourbon, Henry of Navarre, Henry the Great, Henry, prince de Béarn
Henry IV
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History & Society
- Title / Office:
- king (1589-1610), France king (1572-1589), Navarra
- House / Dynasty:
- house of Bourbon
- Notable Family Members:
- spouse Margaret of Valois spouse Marie de Médicis daughter Henrietta Maria son Vendôme, César, Duke de son Louis XIII son Gaston, duc d’Orléans
Henry IV, also called (until 1572) Prince de Béarn, byname Henry of Navarre, or Henry of Bourbon, French Henri de Navarre, or Henry de Bourbon, (born Dec. 13, 1553, Pau, Béarn, Navarre [France]—died May 14, 1610, Paris, France), king of Navarre (as Henry III, 1572–89) and first Bourbon king of France (1589–1610), who, at the end of the Wars of Religion, abjured Protestantism and converted to Roman Catholicism (1593) in order to win Paris and reunify France. With the aid of such ministers as the Duke de Sully, he brought new prosperity to France. Henry de Bourbon-Navarre was the son ...(100 of 2420 words)