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Henry IV (French: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610.
4 days ago · Henry IV was the king of Navarre (as Henry III, 1572–89) and the 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.
Henry IV, or Henry of Navarra French Henri de Navarre, (born Dec. 13, 1553, Pau, Béarn, Navarra—died May 14, 1610, Paris), First Bourbon king of France (1589–1610) and king of Navarra (as Henry III, 1572–89), one of the most popular figures in French history.
4 days ago · Henry IV - Reformation, Edict of Nantes, Wars of Religion: Henry IV had united the kingdom and achieved peace at home and abroad. He now proceeded to bring order and prosperity back to France. The rapidity with which he restored order surprised his contemporaries, and the effect of his personal policy in that achievement cannot be ignored.
Jul 11, 2022 · Henry of Navarre became the nominal ruler of France after the assassination of Henry III of France (r. 1574-1589), whose marriage to Louise de Lorraine produced no heir. After years of attempts to deny...
Henri was born into the high aristocracy of France, became king of Navarre, and then a leader of the Huguenots during the Wars of Religion, before finally reigning as king of France for twenty-one years.
May 14, 2018 · Henry IV's promise in the Declaration of St. Cloud (4 August 1589) to consider in the near future a possible Catholic conversion, coupled with decisive military victories at Arques (21 September 1589) and Ivry (14 March 1590), shored up public support for him.
Henry of Navarre was the son of Antoine de Bourbon, one of France's most powerful nobles, and Jeanne d'Albret, queen of the tiny country of Navarre, between France and Spain. As a descendant of the French king Louis IX, Henry held a distant claim to the French throne.
HENRY IV, KING OF FRANCE. The French king who ended the religious wars and began the Bourbon dynasty; b. Pau (Basses Pyr é n é es), Dec. 14, 1553; d. Paris, May 14, 1610. Henry, a direct descendant of St. Louis IX, was born to Antoine de Bourbon, the duke of Vend ô me, and Jeanne d'Albret, the queen of Navarre.
Henry IV (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was part of the Capetian dynasty and the first king of the Bourbon family in France.
