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May 10, 2024 · Henry IV (born Dec. 13, 1553, Pau, Béarn, Navarre [France]—died May 14, 1610, Paris, France) was the king of Navarre (as Henry III, 1572–89) and the first Bourbon king of France (1589–1610), who, at the end of the Wars of Religion, abjured Protestantism and converted to Roman Catholicism (1593) in order to win Paris and reunify France.
May 20, 2024 · Henry was already King of Navarre, as the successor of his mother, Jeanne d'Albret, but he owed his succession to the throne of France to the line of his father, Antoine of Bourbon, an agnatic descendant of Louis IX. He was the first French king from the House of Bourbon . Henry's succession in 1589 proved far from straightforward.
3 days ago · In desperation, Navarre appealed to England's King Henry II for mediation; that ruler, whose involvement stemmed from his daughter's marriage to the King of Castile, helped produce a seven-year truce that stopped the fighting but gave to Castile a significant portion of what used to be Navarre. Succeeding the Restorer as King of Navarre and ...
May 21, 2024 · Edmund's father King Henry III of England died on 16 November 1272, and Edmund's elder brother Edward was proclaimed king. However, Edward was on his way back to England from the Holy Land and his journey was slow, as Edward had to negotiate with King Philip III of France about several claims and put down a Gascon revolt.
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6 days ago · Henry I (c. 1068 – 1 December 1135), also known as Henry Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts .
May 13, 2024 · Henry d’Albret—the son of the last king of Navarre before the Spanish annexation—was eager to reclaim his lands. When war between France and Spain started in 1521, Henry crossed the Pyrenees with a strong French army. This ignited revolt across Spanish Navarre. The most important position was Pamplona, the capital of Navarre.
May 9, 2024 · Source material with an historical introduction. History of the Reign of Henry IV., King of France and Navarre by Martha Walker Freer. Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust. From numerous unpublished sources, including ms. documents in the Bibliothèqe impériale, and the Archives du royaume de France, etc.
