Born: 13 December 1553 · Died: 14 May 1610 · Age at death: 56
How old was Henry IV of France when he died?
Henry IV of France died aged 56. He was born on 13 December 1553 and died on 14 May 1610.
King of France who issued the Edict of Nantes
Did you know?He is famously credited with saying 'Paris is well worth a Mass' when converting to Catholicism to secure his throne.
Quick facts
Date of birth13 December 1553
Date of death14 May 1610
Age at death56
Cause of deathStab wound
NationalityFrench
BirthplacePau, France
Occupationpolitician, monarch, military commander
Editor's Take:
Henry IV ended decades of religious war in France with charm, compromise and a soldier's practicality. Raised a Protestant, he converted to Catholicism to win the loyalty of Paris. With his Edict of Nantes he granted Protestants freedom of worship. That was a bold step for its time. His ministers repaired roads, finances and farming. He was stabbed to death by a Catholic fanatic in 1610. The French remember him as their good king.
Key Milestones
1572: Survives the St Bartholomew's Day massacre
1589: Becomes King of France
1593: Converts to Catholicism
1598: Signs the Edict of Nantes
Henry IV (French: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry (le Bon Roi Henri) or Henry the Great (Henri le Grand), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610.
Henrietta Maria of France, Louis XIII of France, Alexandre de Vendôme, Antoine de Bourbon, Catherine Henriette de Bourbon, Christine of France, César, Duke of Vendôme, Elisabeth of France, Gabriela Angélica de Bourbon, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Verneuil, Jeanne-Baptiste de Bourbon
Henry IV of France's birthday is December 13. He was born on December 13, 1553 in Pau, France.
How old was Henry IV of France when he died?
Henry IV of France died on May 14, 1610, aged 56.
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