Dec 31, 2025
Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610)
Artist: Frans Pourbus the Younger (Flemish, 1569-1622)
Date: 1610
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Royal Collection Trust, London, United Kingdom
Henry IV of France
Henry IV (1553 – 1610), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty.
One of the greatest and most humane monarchs in the history of Europe is shown here in the year of his assassination.
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