Assassinated in 1610 by a religious zealot, King Henry IV was the first French king of this royal house
[DOC] [TLE] Kings Henry III, Henry IV, Louis XIII, and Louis XIV and the Epernon ... [PAR] The head of the House of Guise, the duc de Guise, was a fanatical Catholic with 
... Henry of Guise planned to assassinate King Henri and seize the throne, but the 
... Now, Henry III of Navarre would succeed and become King Henry IV, the first of 
... fought on the Catholic side during the French Wars of Religion, where he first... [DOC] [TLE] Henry IV of France - 100 Leaders [PAR] Henry of Navarre (who would rule France as King Henry IV) was the victor at the 
end ... As a general, Henry of Navarre, a Protestant, fought against Catholic and 
royal ... Henry IV was one of the first monarchs to elevate national unity above 
religion in ... some Catholics, one of whom assassinated the king on May 14, 
1610.