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Henri IV, King of France and Navarre

Also known as: Henri IV, King of France and Navarre; primary name: Henri IV; other name: (King of Navarre) Henri III; other name: (King of) France; other name: (King of) Navarre; other name: Henri de Béarn; other name: Henry IV; other name: Henry of Navarre
Details: individual; ruler; royal/imperial; French; Male
Life dates: 1553-1610
Biography: King of France; son of Antoine de Bourbon Duke of de Vendôme and Jeanne d'Albret; ruled in Navarre (as Henri III) from 1572, before becoming King of France (as Henri IV) on death of his cousin Henri III (q.v.), who died childless in 1589; this heralded the start of the Bourbon rule over France; in 1572 married Marguerite de Valois (annulled in 1599), in 1600 Marie de Medicis (q.v.); originally leader of the Protestant faction in the civil war, he converted to Catholicism ('Paris is worth a mass') and issued the Edict of Nantes (13 April 1598) granting religious toleration; nicknamed 'Le Vert-Galant' for his vitality, he had many mistresses (the most famous being Gabrielle d'Estrées, q.v.) and bastard children; on 14 May 1610 he was murdered by Catholic fanatic François Ravaillac (q.v.); he remained a folk hero to later generations of the French and is sometimes refered to as 'le bon roi Henri' ('good king Henri'). He was succeeded by his son Louis XIII (q.v.).

619 related objects

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1931,0416.4.1-13 |
Producer name: BIOG37305 Print made by:Jean Henri Marlet |
Production date: 1830

box

Museum number: 1893,0409.31

bust; relief

Museum number: 1931,1019.17.CR |
Producer name: Factory of:Sèvres FactoryModelled by:Jean-Charles-Nicolas Brachard |
Production date: 1815 |
Production place: Factory in:Sèvres

cameo

Museum number: SLMisc.1543 |
Production date: 16thC

cameo; button

Museum number: SLBCameos.242 |
Production date: 16thC

cameo

Museum number: 1978,1002.250 |
Production date: 1870-1881 1870-1880 |
Production place: Made in:France

cameo; finger-ring

Museum number: 1867,0507.811 |
Production date: 17thC(early)

casket

Museum number: WB.218 |
Producer name: BIOG80889 Made by:Matthäeus Wallbaum |
Production date: 1590-1632 |
Production place: Made in:Augsburg

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5899 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1593 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5900 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1594 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1845,0415.1 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1603 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: E1956,0409.51 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1589-1610 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1906,1103.3074 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1603 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1845,0415.2 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1604 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5907 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1508 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5902 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1598 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5909 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1608 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1935,0401.10610 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1594 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5898 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1591 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: SSB,129.3.1 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1607 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: SSB,129.1.1 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1591 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1908,1011.191 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1572-1607 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5904 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1603 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: SSB,140.4 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1590 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5911 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1603 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1908,0205.22 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1572-1607 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: C.541 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1602 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1860,1019.56 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1588 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1908,0205.23 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1572-1607 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: SSB,128.216 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1603 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1908,0215.24 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1577 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: C.536 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1607 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1923,1102.19 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1608 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: C.542 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1606 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: C.916 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1572-1607 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: SSB,140.3.2 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1597 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1908,1011.227 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1572-1607 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1865,0626.5 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1604 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: C.545 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1604 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1935,0401.10609 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1595 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: SSB,140.1 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1577 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1908,1011.228 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1572-1607 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1908,1011.225 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1575 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: SSB,140.3.1 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1572-1607 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: C.539 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1594 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: E1956,0409.53 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1600 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5913 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1607 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5908 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1607 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: SSB,129.1.2 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1593 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: C.543 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1604 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5914 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1608 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1920,0907.1125 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1610 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: C.540 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1589-1610 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: C.538 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1593 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5915 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1608 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1845,0426.114 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1606 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5901 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1595 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: SSB,129.1.4 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1593 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5910 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1609 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5905 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1605 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1853,0211.3 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1605 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5903 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1599 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5912 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1606 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: SSB,129.3.2 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1607 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: SSB,129.1.3 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1595 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.5906 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1606 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1935,0401.10605 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1589-1610 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1908,0205.19 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1573 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: E1956,0409.52 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1591 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1908,0205.21 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1584 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1841,0928.54 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1581 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1860,1019.57 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1591 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: E1956,0409.50 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1603 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1927,0812.8 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1595 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: C.535 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1589-1610 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: C.917 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1592 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: C.544 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1603 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1908,0215.25 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1577 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: E1956,0409.55 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1572-1607 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: C.533 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1596 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: G3,FrSC.33 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1596 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: C.532 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1603 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: C.537 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1608 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: C.963 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1578 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: C.964 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1602 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1908,0205.20 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1578 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: C.534 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1608 |
Production place: Minted in:France

coin

Museum number: 1908,1011.226 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production date: 1576 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

dish

Museum number: 1893,0205.54 |
Production date: 1600 |
Production place: Made in:Limoges

drawing

Museum number: 1883,0609.140 |
Producer name: BIOG46257 Drawn by:Israel Silvestre |
Production date: 1621-1691

drawing

Museum number: 1934,0108.1 |
Producer name: BIOG41122 Drawn by:Philippe Louis Parizeau |
Production date: 1775

drawing

Museum number: 1886,1012.540 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jacopo da EmpoliFormerly attributed to:Lodovico Cigoli |
Production date: 1610

drawing

Museum number: 1934,0108.2 |
Producer name: BIOG41122 Drawn by:Philippe Louis Parizeau |
Production date: 1775

finger-ring; cameo

Museum number: AF.1463 |
Producer name: BIOG48030 Made by:James Tassie |
Production date: 18thC(late)

forgery; coin

Museum number: 1840,0311.15 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production place: Minted in:France

intaglio

Museum number: 1887,0307,I.549 |
Producer name: BIOG81101 Factory of:Wedgwood |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

intaglio

Museum number: 1887,0307,I.160 |
Producer name: BIOG81101 Factory of:Wedgwood |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

jeton

Museum number: A.1078 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production place: Made in:Blois

jeton

Museum number: 1862,0918.21 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production place: Made in:Blois

jeton

Museum number: A.1077 |
Authority: BIOG31237 Ruler:Henri IV, King of France and Navarre |
Production place: Made in:Blois

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