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King Henry IV of France. Henry IV of France was the first Bourbon king of France. Formerly known as Henri of Navarre, he succeeded to the French throne with the extinction of House of Valois, at the death of Henry III of France. His descendants are varied and numerous.
Henry IV at the Battle of Arques Henry IV at the Battle of Ivry, by Peter Paul Rubens. When Henry III died, his ninth cousin once removed, Henry of Navarre, nominally became king of France. The Catholic League, however, strengthened by foreign support—especially from Spain—was strong enough to prevent a universal recognition of his new title.
King of France r. 1515–1547: Charles 1489–1537 Duke of Vendôme: Henry II 1519–1559 King of France r. 1547–1559: Antoine 1515–1562 King of Navarre r. 1555–1562: Francis II 1544–1560 King of France r. 1559–1560: Charles IX 1550–1574 King of France r. 1560–1574: Henry III 1551–1589 King of France r. 1574–1589: Henry IV ...
Henry of Navarre was descended through his father from King Louis IX of France. Robert, Count of Clermont (d. 1317), the sixth and youngest son of Louis IX but the only son besides Philip III to produce a surviving line, had married Beatrix of Bourbon and assumed the title of sire de Bourbon.
Henry IV 1553–1610 King of France and Navarre r. 1589–1610: Margaret 1553–1615: Francis II 1544–1560 King of France r. 1559–1560: Philip II The Prudent 1527–1598 King of England, Naples, Sicily, Sardinia, Spain, and Portugal: Elisabeth of Valois 1545–1568: Charles IX 1550–1574 King of France r. 1560–1574: Henry III 1551–1589 ...
Henry II 1519–1559 King of France r. 1547–1559: Antoine of Bourbon 1518–1562 King of Navarre r. 1555–1562 jure uxoris: Jeanne III d'Albret 1528–1572 Queen of Navarre r. 1555–1572: William 1516–1592 Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg r. 1539–1592: John 1530: Henry Duke of Beaumont 1551–1553: Margaret of France 1553–1615: Henry III ...
3.2.5 Descendants of Henry I of France. ... Henry IV of France, 1553–1610 Louis XIII, 1601–1643 Louis XIV, 1638–1715 Louis, Grand Dauphin, 1661–1711
Henry IV of France once said, that if ever the House of Bourbon should fail (i.e., become extinct), no European family deserved the French crown more than the House of Montmorency. Bouchard I's son Thibaud of Montmorency was the ancestor of the lords of Montlhéry .