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Henry IV of France
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…
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politics · King of France from 1589 to 1610 · politician · monarch · military commander · also Henry IV of France, Henry IV, Good King Henry, Henry the Great, Henri de Bourbon, Le Vert Galant
Born 13 December 1553 · Died 14 May 1610 · Q936976
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2026· 3 entries
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Henry IV - Investiture Controversy, Papal Power, German King
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Public attention spiked: 6,887 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.7× the usual 1,878, with 0 article edits.
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1820· 1 entry
Of the indirect heir to the throne, Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, by a Republican fanatic, his widow Princess Caroline gave birth seven months later to their son, heir to the throne of France, and conspicuously named
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1818· 1 entry
And it still stands on the Pont Neuf today
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1610· 5 entries
Died 1610-05-14.
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“If God grant me life, I will see that every laboring man in my kingdom shall have his chicken to put in the pot.”
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“Paris is well worth a mass.”
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“Paris vaut bien une messe.”
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“Apanham-se mais moscas com uma colher de mel do que com vinte barris de vinagre.”
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1590· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Garter (1590).
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1589· 1 entry
Career landmark: King of France (1589–1610).
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1572· 3 entries
Career landmark: count of Foix (1572–1589).
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Career landmark: French co-prince of Andorra (1572–1610).
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Career landmark: Monarch of Lower Navarre (1572–1610).
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1553· 1 entry
Born 1553-12-13.
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