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Henry IV — The first Bourbon king, king of Navarre then of France, assassinated in 1610
A Protestant prince of the south-west who became heir to the throne by Salic law, he had to conquer his kingdom and change religion to enter it. He closed the Wars of Religion with an edict and the Spanish war with a treaty, then died under a fanatic’s knife. (Editorial synthesis)
Recorded office of Henry IV: throne of France (from 2 August 1589 to 14 May 1610, his assassination). (source: Larousse)
Henry IV was born on 13 December 1553 (Julian calendar). (source: Larousse)
Henry IV was born in Pau. (source: Larousse)
Henry IV died on 14 May 1610. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Henry IV died in Paris. (source: Larousse)
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