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Henry IV of France
December 13, 1553 – May 14, 1610
King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610 (1553-1610)
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Henry IV, also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. He pragmatically balanced the interests of the Catholic and Protestant parties in France, as well as among the European states. He was assassinated in Paris in 1610 by a Catholic zealot, and was succeeded by his son Louis XIII.
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- Birthday · December 13
- Anniversary · May 14
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