Henry IV of France

Henry IV (French: Henri IV) (December 13, 1553 – May 14, 1610), called the Great (French: le Grand), was the first of the Bourbon kings of France, reigning from 1589 until 1610. As a Protestant, he was involved in the Wars of Religion before acceding to the throne; to become King of France he converted to Catholicism and signed the Edict of Nantes, granting religious liberties to the Protestants and effectively ending the civil war. One of the most popular French kings (both during and after his reign), showing great care for the welfare of his subjects, as well as displaying an unusual religious tolerance for the time, he was murdered by a disturbed man, Ravaillac. In France, Henry IV was (and still is) informally nicknamed le bon roi Henri ("good king Henry").

Children

• Louis XIII (September 27, 1601 - May 14, 1643)
• Elisabeth de France (November 22, 1602 - October 6, 1644) - married Philip IV of Spain on November 25, 1615 in Bordeaux.
• Christine Marie (February 12, 1606 - December 27, 1663) - who married Victor Amadeus I of Savoy on February 10, 1619 in Paris.
• Nicholas Henri, Duc d'Orléans (April 16, 1607 - November 17, 1611).
• Gaston, Duke of Orleans (April 25, 1608 - February 2, 1660) - who first (1626) married Marie de Bourbon, Duchess de Montpensier (1605 - 1627), who died in childbirth, and then (1632) Margaret de Lorraine (1615 - 1672).
• Henriette-Marie (November 25, 1609 - September 10, 1669) - who married Charles I of England on June 13, 1625, in Canterbury Cathedral.

Additionally, Henry IV had at least 11 illegitimate children, 3 of them with Gabrielle d'Estrée.

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