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- 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.
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May 10, 2024 · Henry IV 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.
4 days ago · 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.
May 26, 2024 · 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 ...
1 day ago · Meanwhile, Navarre lost all importance under King Sancho IV, for he lost Rioja to Sancho II of Castile, and nearly became the vassal of Aragon. At his death, the Navarrese chose as their king Sancho Ramírez, King of Aragon, who thus became Sancho V of Navarre and I of Aragon.
1 day ago · Signature. Louis XVI (Louis Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution . The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765) (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV ), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his ...
May 25, 2024 · Carlos de Aragon, prince de Viana (born May 29, 1421, Penafiel, Aragon [Spain]—died Sept. 23, 1461, Barcelona) was the prince de Viana and heir apparent to the throne of Navarre (from 1428), who intrigued for both the Navarrese and Aragonese crowns.
May 13, 2024 · c. 801 - c. 1492. Location: Iberian Peninsula. Participants: Moor. Portugal. Spain. Major Events: Battle of Alarcos. Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. Battle of Río Salado. Siege of Toledo. Key People: Alfonso VII. El Cid. Ferdinand II. Isabella I. Top Questions. What was the Reconquista? Who was involved in the Reconquista? When was the Reconquista?
