Henry IV of France

Henry IV (1553 – 1610), born Henri de Bourbon, was King of Navarre as Henry III from 1572 to his death and King of France from 1589 to his death.
==Biography==
Although a baptized Catholic, Henry was raised a Protestant. Shortly after inheriting the Navarrese throne from his mother Catherine de' Medici,Assassin's Creed: Unity – he barely survived the , a series of violence against French Protestants during the .Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Statue of Henri IV
In 1589, Henry rose to the French throne after the Dominican friar assassinated his brother-in-law and distant cousin Henry III. In order to stabilize his rule, Henry converted to Catholicism in 1593, and supposedly stated that "Paris is well worth a ". In 1600, he married Marie de' Medici. In stark contrast to Henry, however, she was hated by her subjects.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Palais et Jardin du Luxembourg During his reign, he attempted in vain to set up a hospital for invalid soldiers.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Les Invalides
In 1601, Henry announced the creation of a triangular square, later known as Place Dauphine, that was to be given to Achille de Harlay. Harlay was the first President of the and had remained loyal to Henry during the Wars of Religion.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Place Dauphine Near the square, a bronze equestrian statue dedicated to Henry was installed in 1614.
From 1605, Henry oversaw the design of the 36 pavilions of the Place Royale, later known as the Place des Vosges. He requested perfect symmetry, with four arcades and two rows of high windows for each pavilion.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Place des Vosges Around this time, he accepted French engineer Christophe Marie's proposal to build Pont Marie, a double wooden bridge across Île Saint-Louis which would be finished after the king's death. He also enlarged the Tuileries Palace, connecting it to the Louvre.Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Pont Marie
In 1608, he appointed Pierre de Lancre and Jean d'Espaignet, two judges from Bordeaux, as inquisitors responsible for leading the Labourd witch-hunt of 1609, a plan hatched by Pierre de Lancre to locate Pieces of Eden and achieved through the courts' French Templar contacts, who persuaded Henry IV of the need for such a witch-hunt.Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Witches of the Moors – Chapter 21 - Pierre de Lancre In 1609, Henry IV reassigned Jean d'Espaignet to the French-Spanish border in order to neutralize the brewing with Spain.Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Witches of the Moors – Prologue - Pierre de Lancre
In 1610, the Catholic fanatic assassinated Henry while was riding his carriage. Following his death, he was succeeded by his son Louis XIII. Henry's grandson, Charles, would become King of England.Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
===Legacy===
In 1614, an equestrian statue of Henry was cast in Florence and shipped to Paris, where it stood at Pont Neuf.
In 2012, he was included in a mnemonic set in Abstergo Industries' Project Legacy.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy 
*Assassin's Creed: Unity 
*Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Witches of the Moors 
==References==
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