Henry IV, king of France

Henry IV, 1553–1610, king of France (1589–1610) and, as Henry III, of Navarre (1572–1610), son of Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne d'Albret; first of the Bourbon kings of France.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Personal Life
• Internal and Foreign Policy
• Struggle for Succession
• Early Life
• Bibliography

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