Stabbed in a traffic jam
On 14 May 1610 Henry IV's coach was stuck in traffic on the Rue de la Ferronnerie in Paris when the Catholic zealot François Ravaillac stabbed him. His famous line, 'Paris is well worth a Mass', is only reported.
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Henry IV of France
1553–1610 · Bourbon
King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. Born at Château de Pau. Died at Paris.
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Reigned
| 1572–1610 | Monarch of Lower Navarre |
| 1572–1589 | Count of Foix |
| 1589–1610 | King of France |
Also held: King of Navarre
Family
- Father
- Antoine of Navarre
- Mother
- Jeanne d'Albret
- Married
- Margaret of Valois 1572
Marie de' Medici 1600 - Children (9)
- César, Duke of Vendôme 1594
Catherine Henriette de Bourbon 1596
Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Verneuil 1601
Louis XIII of France 1601
Elisabeth of France 1602
Christine of France 1606
Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans 1607
Gaston, Duke of Orléans 1608
Henrietta Maria of France 1609 - Siblings (1)
- Catherine de Bourbon 1559
Related to
- Henry IV of France was the 22× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
- Henry IV of France was the second cousin 9 times removed of Victoria.
- Henry IV of France was the grandfather of Louis XIV of France.