This ruler ended Spanish encroachment in his lands with the Peace of Vervins. He kept as mistress the Marquise de Verneuil and Gabrielle d'Estrees, and his widow was exiled after the Day of the Dupes. He defeated his predecessor and the Duke de Guise in a conflict known for their shared name which b
This ruler ended Spanish encroachment in his lands with the Peace of Vervins. He kept as mistress the Marquise de Verneuil and Gabrielle d'Estrees, and his widow was exiled after the Day of the Dupes. He defeated his predecessor and the Duke de Guise in a conflict known for their shared name which began after the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, and he recognized the rights of Huguenots in the Edict of Nantes. For 10 points, name this man who famously declared "Paris is worth a mass" after converting from Calvinism to take the French crown.
This ruler ended Spanish encroachment in his lands with the Peace of Vervins.
{Henry} IV [accept {Henry} III of {Navarre}; prompt on "{Henry}"]