King Henry IV of France

   Cause of his death was Assassinated.

   Other names for Henry were Henri IV de Bourbon, Henry IV de Bourbon and Henri IV of France.

  General Notes:

Henry IV (1553-1610), king of France and Navarre, third son of Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, and Jeanne d’Albret of Navarre and Béarn became king of Navarre in 1562. He married Marguerite of Valois, sister of Charles IX of France. On the death of Henry III Henry of Navarre became (1589) the lawful king of France. In 1598 Henry granted the Huguenots the Edict of Nantes. The wars had left France in an exhausted condition, and Henry’s great minister, Sully, did much to restore its prosperity. He imposed new taxes, he enforced economy, he encouraged agriculture, while Henry introduced the silk industry into France. On April 14, 1610, Henry was assassinated at Paris by Ravaillac. See Baird’s The Huguenots and Henry of Navarre (1886), Willert’s Henry IV (1893). [World Wide Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1935]

The death of the Duke of Anjou in 1574 made Henry the presumptive heir to the French crown, the succession of which was opened to him by the assassination of King Henry III in 1589. He was a Protestant and obnoxious to most of the nation. But after he renounced his Protestantism peace was assured. Assassinated by a fanatic named Ravaillac as Henry was about to set out to commence war with Germany. Succeeded by his son Louis XIII. {Chamber’s Biographical Dictionary} [GADD.GED]

  Noted events in his life were:

• Title: King of France, 1589-1610.

• Title: King of Navarre.

Henry married Marguerite of France, Duchess of Valois, daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici, Princess of Urbino, on 18 Aug 1572 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.⁷¹³ The marriage ended in divorce in 1599. (Marguerite of France, Duchess of Valois was born on 14 May 1553 in St. Germain-en-Laye, Île-de-France, France,⁷¹³ died on 27 Mar 1615 in Paris, Île-de-France, France ⁷¹³ and was buried in 1615 in St. Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France ⁷¹³.)

Henry next married Marie di Medici, daughter of Francesco di Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Johanna of Austria, on 27 Dec 1600 in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France.⁷¹³ (Marie di Medici was born on 26 Apr 1573 in Florence, Toscana, Italy,⁷¹³ died on 3 Jul 1642 in Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ⁷¹³ and was buried in 1642 in St. Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France ⁷¹³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage by Proxy, 16 Oct 1600, Florence, Toscana, Italy. ⁷¹³

Henry also had a relationship with.

Henry also had a relationship with Diane Corisande de Andoins, Countess of Louvigny. (Diane Corisande de Andoins, Countess of Louvigny died in 1621 ⁷¹³.)

Henry also had a relationship with Catherine Henriette de Balzac, Marquise of Verneuil. (Catherine Henriette de Balzac, Marquise of Verneuil was born in 1579 in Orléans, Centre, France ⁷¹³ and died on 9 Feb 1632/33 in Paris, Île-de-France, France ⁷¹³.)

Henry also had a relationship with Jacqueline de Bueil, Countess of Moret. (Jacqueline de Bueil, Countess of Moret was born in 1580 ⁷¹³ and died in 1651 ⁷¹³.)

Henry also had a relationship with Charlotte des Essarts, Countess of Romorantin. (Charlotte des Essarts, Countess of Romorantin died in 1651 ⁷¹³.)

Henry also had a relationship with Gabrielle de Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort. (Gabrielle de Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort was born in 1571 in Château de La Bourdaisière ⁷¹³ and died on 10 Apr 1599 in Paris, Île-de-France, France ⁷¹³.)