King Henri III of France

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Henri III was the son of Catherine de Medicis and Henri II and ruled over a France divided by religious wars from 1574. This was a period of suppression of protestants, led by Saint Bartholémey, a catholic priest and the Duke of Guise. The death in 1584 of the Duke of Alençon (brother of the King) made Henri de Navarre legitimate heir to the throne. A new conflict followed, led by a league who refused to have a non-Catholic king. Henri was already master of Paris. Henri III, conscious of the rivalry which the Duc de Guise posed, helped his brother the king Louis XIII assassinate the Duc. 1st August 1899 Henri III unassailable position was recognised by Jacques Clement the day after the mortal wounding of the last Valois and he was declared the head of the house of Bourbon and direct descendent of Saint Louis..

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