Henry IV of France

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Bourbon monarch King of France human monarch

Henry IV of France was the first Bourbon king of France, known for ending the French Wars of Religion, converting to Catholicism for political unity, and issuing the Edict of Nantes to grant limited rights to Protestants.

Aliases (7)

Henry of Navarre ×5
Henri IV ×1
Henri de Navarre ×1
Henry IV of France as a tolerant ruler ×1
Henry IV, King of France and Navarre ×1
Henry, King of Navarre ×1
King of France and Navarre ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bourbon monarch → King of France → human → monarch →
alsoKnownAs	Good King Henry → Henri IV → Henri de Bourbon → Henri de Navarre → Henry of Navarre → le bon roi Henri →
birthDate	1553-12-13 →
birthPlace	Pau, Kingdom of Navarre →
burialPlace	Basilica of Saint-Denis →
causeOfDeath	assassination →
child	Christine of France → Elisabeth of France → Gaston, Duke of Orléans → Henrietta Maria of France → Louis XIII of France →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of France → Kingdom of Navarre →
deathDate	1610-05-14 →
deathPlace	Paris, Kingdom of France →
dynastyFounded	Bourbon dynasty of France →
era	Early modern period →
event	French Wars of Religion → War of the Three Henrys →
father	Antoine of Navarre →
givenName	Henry →
killer	François Ravaillac →
knownFor	converting to Catholicism for political unity → economic reconstruction of France → ending the French Wars of Religion → issuing the Edict of Nantes → promoting religious toleration for Protestants → restoring royal authority in France →
languageSpoken	French → Occitan →
mannerOfDeath	murdered →
mother	Jeanne d'Albret →
nobleFamily	House of Bourbon →
notableQuote	Paris is well worth a Mass →
notableWork	Edict of Nantes →
positionHeld	King of France → King of Navarre →
predecessor	Henry III of France →
reignEnd	1610-05-14 →
reignStart	1589-08-02 →
religion	Calvinism → Roman Catholicism →
spouse	Margaret of Valois → Marie de' Medici →
successor	Louis XIII of France →
title	Henry IV, King of France and Navarre → Henry, King of Navarre →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Henry IV of France ("Henri IV") → Henry IV of France ("Henry of Navarre") → Henry IV of France ("Henri de Navarre") →	alsoKnownAs
Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand at La Flèche → Lycée Henri-IV → War of the Three Henrys ("Henry of Navarre") →	namedAfter
Henry IV of France ("Henry, King of Navarre") → Henry IV of France ("Henry IV, King of France and Navarre") → Louis XVIII of France ("King of France and Navarre") →	title
Henrietta Maria of France → Louis XIII of France →	father
Capetian dynasty → House of Bourbon →	hasNotableMember
Henry III of France → Jeanne d’Albret →	successor
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ("Henry of Navarre") →	associatedPerson
La Henriade →	centralFigure
Jeanne d’Albret →	child
Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) →	commandedBy
War of the Three Henrys ("Henry of Navarre") →	commander
Histoire des guerres civiles de France →	describesReignOf
Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand at La Flèche →	foundedBy
Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) →	hasParticipant
Pont Neuf →	inauguratedBy
Pau →	isBirthplaceOf
French Wars of Religion →	keyFigure
La Henriade →	mainSubject
Kings of France →	notableKing
Henry I, Duke of Guise ("Henry of Navarre") →	opponent
Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand at La Flèche →	patron
La Henriade ("Henry IV of France as a tolerant ruler") →	portrays
Louis XIII of France →	predecessor
Edict of Nantes →	signedBy
Edict of Nantes →	signedUnderMonarch