Ruler · 1553 – 1610

Henry IV of France

Lived 1553 – 1610; monarch, politician. King of France of Kingdom of France, 1589 – 1610; also in the line of Andorra and House of Bourbon.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1553 – 1610; 57 years
In office: 38 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: deposed or killed; Kokkonen & Sundell

King of France

Kingdom of France · the 23rd of 28 dated reigns · 1180 – 1795

19 before

Francis II of France1559 – 1560

Charles IX of France1560 – 1574

Henry III of France1574 – 1589

Henry IV of France1589 – 1610

Louis XIII1610 – 1643

Louis XIV1643 – 1715

Louis XV1715 – 1774

2 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadthis entry

Reigned 1589 – 1610 · 21 years · came to it aged 36

Came to it: inherited
Left it: deposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell: by others; Morby does not call it a deposition

then killed within a year of leaving · the article also: killed

Henry inherited the throne of France in 1589 upon the death of Henry III, his distant cousin.

He was assassinated in Paris in 1610 by a Catholic zealot, and was succeeded by his son Louis XIII.

Also in the line of Andorra (39th of 121) and House of Bourbon (2nd of 2).

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