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Succession of Henry IV

When: 1589
Where: France
Part of: Assassination of Henry III and Succession Crisis

Henry of Navarre succeeded as Henry IV, but the League rejected his Protestant faith.

Henry of Navarre, a Huguenot, succeeded to the throne as Henry IV. The Catholic League refused to accept a Protestant monarch and instead proclaimed his Catholic uncle, Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon, as king.

Sources

Henry IV of France Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06

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