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1590?, Royal France, Henry IV. Silver 1/4 Ecu (Quart) Coin. Saint-Lo Mint!

Mint Year: 1590? Mint Place: Saint Lo Denomination: 1/4 Ecu (quart de ecu) Condition: Extremely wear due to long circulation, otherwise VG-F! Diameter: 29mm Weight: 8.83gm Material: Silver

Henry IV (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), Henri-Quatre, was King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France.

Baptised Catholic, he converted to Protestantism along with his mother Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre. He inherited the throne of Navarre, in 1572, on the death of his mother. As a Huguenot, Henry was involved in the Wars of Religion, he barely escaped the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre and later led protestant forces against the French Royal Army.

As a prince de sang by his father, Antoine de Bourbon, he was also the natural heir to the throne of France. On the death of the childless Henry III, he ascended the throne of France in 1589, but had to abjure his Calvinist faith. However, his coronation was followed by a four-year war against the Catholic League to establish his legitimacy.

One of the most popular French kings, both during and after his   reign, Henry showed great care for the welfare of his subjects and, as a politique, displayed an unusual religious tolerance for the time. He notably enacted the Edict of Nantes,   in 1598, which guaranteed religious liberties to the Protestants,   thereby effectively ending the civil war. He was assassinated by François Ravaillac, a fanatical Catholic.

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