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Also Known As Henry de Bourbon • Henry of Bourbon • Henri de Navarre • Henry the Great • Henry, prince de Béarn • Henri de Bourbon, prince de Béarn • Henry of Navarre • Henry III of Navarre
Born December 13, 1553 • Pau • France
Died May 14, 1610 (aged 56) • Paris • France
Title / Office king (1589-1610), France • king (1572-1589), Navarra
House / Dynasty house of Bourbon
Notable Family Members spouse Marie de Médicis • spouse Margaret of Valois • daughter Henrietta Maria • son Louis XIII • son Gaston, duc d’Orléans • son Vendôme, César, Duke de
Role In Edict of Nantes • War of the Three Henrys • Wars of Religion

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Henry IV, undated copperplate engraving.
Plate 1: Place de Vosges, Paris, built by the French king, Henry IV, 1605-12: group housing with a residential square and an arcaded walking area.
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François Gérard: Entry of Henry IV into the City of Paris, 22 March 1594
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