Henry IV Biography

Birth of Henry IV, son of Antoine de Bourbon

Henry IV joins forces with the Hugenots

The Treaty of Longjumeau ends the 2nd War of Religion

Catholics under the duc dAnjou defeat the Huguenots at Jarnac

Catholics under the duc dAnjou defeat the Huguenots at Jarnac

Marries Margaret of Valois, sister of Charles IX

Succeeeds as the King of Navarre, 1572-1589

Becomes heir presumptive on the death of Francois duc dAlencon

Concludes the War of the Three Henrys at Coutras by victory over Henry III

Wins the Battle of Arques over Charles, duc de Mayenne, of the Holy League

Henry of Navarre converts to Catholicism in hopes to keep peace amongst the people, and is crowned King Henry IV of France

Succeeeds as the King of France, 1st of the Bourbon line

Succeeeds as the King of France, 1st of the Bourbon line. Henry of Navarre converts to Catholicism in hopes to keep peace amongst the people, and is crowned King Henry IV of France

Assassinated by a Dominican monk, Henry is the last of the Valois line

Wins the Battle of Ivry over Charles, duc de Mayenne, of the Holy League

The Catholic League holds Paris & the Assembly calls for a Catholic King of France

The Catholic League holds Paris & the Assembly calls for a Catholic King of France. Makes a truce with the Catholic League. Converts to Catholicism & makes a truce with the Catholic League

The Catholic League holds Paris & the Assembly calls for a Catholic King of France

Converted to Catholicism

Makes a truce with the Catholic League. Converts to Catholicism & makes a truce with the Catholic League. Agrees all foreign troops should leave France or be quartered in garrisons

The Catholic League holds Paris & the Assembly calls for a Catholic King of France

The Catholic League holds Paris & the Assembly calls for a Catholic King of France

The Catholic League holds Paris & the Assembly calls for a Catholic King of France

The Estates General meets for the 1st time since 1576

The Estates General meets for the 1st time since 1576

Henry IV hears mass & swears allegiance to the Church. A ceremony in St Denis confirms Henrys conversion to Catholicism

Enters Paris

Declares war on Spain, to unite his nation & create an ancien regime. Declares war on Spain to unite France

War is declared gainst Spain because of the Spanish pretender to the French throne

France, England & the Dutch recognize the United Provinces. An Alliance of France, England & the Dutch which recognizes the United Provinces

France, England & the Dutch recognize the United Provinces

Terminates the war with the Holy League

Offers freedom of conscience to individuals & specific concessions to the Protestants, such as amnesty and the reinstatement of their civil rights, including the right to work in any field or for the State and to bring grievances to the King

Offers freedom of conscience to individuals & specific concessions to the Protestants, such as amnesty and the reinstatement of their civil rights, including the right to work in any field or for the State and to bring grievances to the King

Issues the Edict of Nantes making limited concessions to the Huguenots

Marks the end of eight religious wars that tore apart the population of France during the second half of 16th century. Issues the Edict of Nantes making limited concessions to the Huguenots

Offers freedom of conscience to individuals & specific concessions to the Protestants, such as amnesty and the reinstatement of their civil rights, including the right to work in any field or for the State and to bring grievances to the King

The Edict of Nantes is Issued by Henry IV of France to grant the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic

The Edict separates civil from religious unity, treats some Protestants for the first time as more than mere schismatics and heretics, and opens a path for secularism and tolerance

Offers freedom of conscience to individuals and specific concessions to the Protestants such as amnesty and the reinstatement of their civil rights

The Edict separates civil from religious unity, treats some Protestants for the first time as more than mere schismatics and heretics, and opens a path for secularism and tolerance. Signs the Edict of Nantes establishing the rights of the Protestants.

including the right to work in any field or for the State and to bring grievances to the King. Marks the end of eight religious wars that tore apart the population of France during the second half of 16th century

Issues the Edict of Nantes making limited concessions to the Huguenots

Issued by Henry IV of France to grant the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic

Marks the end of eight religious wars that tore apart the population of France during the second half of 16th century. Issues the Edict of Nantes making limited concessions to the Huguenots.

Offers freedom of conscience to individuals & specific concessions to the Protestants, such as amnesty and the reinstatement of their civil rights, including the right to work in any field or for the State and to bring grievances to the King.

The Edict separates civil from religious unity, treats some Protestants for the first time as more than mere schismatics and heretics, and opens a path for secularism and tolerance.

The Act legalising the Edict of Nantes is signed

The Act legalising the Edict of Nantes is signed

Ends war between France & Spain

Defeats the Spanish & drives them out of Burgundy

Marries Marie de Medici

The oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, its name, which was given to distinguish it from older bridges that were lined on both sides with houses, has remained. Standing by the western point of the Ile de la Cit‚, the island in the middle of the river Seine that was the heart of medieval Paris, it connects the Rive Gauche of Paris with the Rive Droite

The bridge is completed under the reign of Henry IV, who inaugurated it in 1607

Helps achieve the Twelve Year Truce between Spain & The Netherlands

At the point where the bridge crosses the Ile de la Cit‚, there stands a bronze equestrian statue of King Henry IV of France, originally commissioned from Giambologna under the orders of Marie de M‚dicis, Henris widow and Regent of France, in 1614