Henry IV of France, the Good King

Henry IV of France was a King of France from 2rd of August 1589 - 14th of May 1610.
Popular during and after his reign he was greatly concerened with the welfare of his people, with gave him names like: Herny the Great and the Good King Herny.
He was also know as "The ladies man" or "The old charmer" as he claimed to have more mistersses then all the over kings put together, many of these mistersses had born children for him, but he need to be wed to have a porper heir, he married Marie de' Medici, the neice to the Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1600.
One year after the wedding they would have a son Louis.
On the 13th of May 1610 Marie wa coronatied Queen, the day after this would go down in history as one of the worst days in France history...
The Royal carraige with the King and his fellow nobels inside comes out of the palace and travels up a number of streets at walking speed, fellowing the carraige in the shadows was a man dressed in green, with a knife consedeled in his clothing, the man's name was Francois Ravaillac.
The carriage goes down a narrow street, ahead was an over turned hay cart, the guards go to remove the udstuction, this was the point Ravaillac made his move, stepped on the crubed, put his other foot on wheel of carriage and thorough the window he staded the King in the heart.
Ravaillac was later sentanced to be drawn and quatered (to be pulled apart by 4 horses) the horses on the day couldn't do it, the crowd then borought in stronger horses and Ravaillac said these words: They miselad me, they said that you would acsept my action..." we will never know who Ravaillac ment as "They" as moments after he finshed speaking he was pulled apart.
Marie de' Medici severed as regent for her 9-year old son Louis XIII untill 1617. Louis had reigned as King from the 14th of May 1610 to the 14th of May 1643 when he died at 41, his son Louis became Louis XIV or Sun King as he prefered.
King Henry was proclaimed Saint Henry the Good King on the 18th of August 2011 I by King William on his 15th brithday.
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