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FRANCE Henry IV "The Great", King of, Henry of Navarre
1553 - 1610

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• Suffix	Henry of Navarre
  Birth	13 Dec 1553	Pau, Navarre, France
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 May 1610	Paris, , France
  Buried	St. Denis, France
  Notes	BET. 1589 - 1610 King of France BET. 1572 - 1610 King of Navarre Henry IV, 1553-1610, King of France (1589-1610) and, as Henry III, King of Navarre (1572-1610), was the first BOURBON monarch of France. Raised as a Protestant, he became (1569) the nominal head of the Huguenots. To save himself from the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre (1572), Henry renounced his faith. He returned to Protestantism in 1576, however, and led a combined force of Protestants and moderate Catholics against Henry III and the Catholic League (for the resulting conflict see under Henry III, above). Henry became heir to the throne in 1584 and became king after Henry III was assassinated (1589). He defeated the Catholic League at Arques (1589) and Ivry (1590) but abandoned the siege of Paris when the league received aid from Spain. In 1593 Henry again abjured Protestantism, allegedly with the remark Paris is well worth a Mass. He entered the city in 1594, and his conciliatory policy soon won him general support. He waged a successful war (1595-98) against Spain, and by the Edict of NANTES (1598) established political rights and a measure of religious freedom for the Huguenots. The rest of his reign was spent restoring order, industry, and trade. He was assassinated by a fanatic, François Ravaillac. In 1600 Henry had married MARIE DE' MEDICI, and he was succeeded by their son LOUIS XIII. Henry IV's gallantry, wit, and concern for the common people have become legendary. Source from Hills/Hatcher Family Tree on World Connect
  Person ID	I1278	Royal Family of Europe
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2002

  
  

  Father	DE BOURBON Antoine,   b. 22 Apr 1518, , Bourbon, France ,   d. 17 Nov 1562, Les Andelys, Normandie, France
  Mother	NAVARRE Jeanne D'Albret Queen Of,   b. 7 Jan 1528, Navarre, , France ,   d. 9 Jun 1572, , Paris, , France
  Married	Bef 1553
  Family ID	F138	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	VALOIS Margaret of
  Family ID	F548	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	DE MEDICI Marie,   b. 26 Apr 1573, , Firenze, Firenze, Italy ,   d. 3 Jul 1642, , Cologne, Rheinland, Prussia
  Married	17 Jan 1600) Oct (6 1601	Lyons, Rhone, France
  Children	> 1. FRANCE Louis XIII, King Of,   b. 27 Sep 1601, Fontainebleau, France ,   d. 14 May 1643, St Germain-Et-Laye, France > 2. DE BOURBON Elizabeth,   b. 22 Nov 1602, Fontainebleau, , France ,   d. 6 Oct 1644, , Madrid, Madrid, Spain   3. OF FRANCE Marie Christine,   b. 1606, , , France ,   d. 1663   4. OF FRANCE Marie Christine,   b. 10 Feb 1606, Louvre, Paris, , France ,   d. 27 Dec 1663, Torino, Torino, Italy   5. FRANCE Nicolas, Prince Of,   b. 16 Apr 1607, Fontainebleau, , France ,   d. 17 Nov 1611   6. OF ORLEANS Gaston,   b. 1608, , , France ,   d. 1660   7. OF ORLEANS Gaston,   b. 25 Apr 1608, Fontainebleau, , France ,   d. 2 Feb 1660, Blois, , France > 8. FRANCE Henriette Marie Princess Of,   b. 25 Nov 1609, Louvre, Paris, , France ,   d. 10 Sep 1669, Chcateau De Colombe, Paris, , France
  Family ID	F111	Group Sheet