Quick Facts
I am Henry IV, first of the Bourbon kings, who ended the Wars of Religion with the famous declaration that Paris was worth a Mass. From Protestant prince to Catholic king, I united a nation torn by decades of civil war. My Edict of Nantes brought peace, and I promised every peasant a chicken in his pot. Le bon roi Henri, they call me.
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Life Journey
Born in Navarre, raised Protestant by mother Jeanne d'Albret
Married Marguerite de Valois, sister of king
Survived massacre, forced Catholic conversion
Fled Paris, returned to Protestant faith
Became heir presumptive after Duke of Anjou's death
Became king after Henry III's assassination
Converted to Catholicism to secure throne
Finally crowned and entered Paris
Granted religious toleration to Protestants
Married Italian princess, produced heir
Murdered by Catholic fanatic Ravaillac in Paris