What the records say
- When
- 14 May 1610
- Kind
- Assassination
- Deaths
- 1
- Coordinates
- 48.86° N, 2.35° E
- Description
- 1610 killing of the French king in Paris
Assassination of Henry IV
1610 killing of the French king in Paris
The assassination of Henry IV of France on May 14, 1610, in Paris was one of the most momentous assassinations in French history. The king, founder of the House of Bourbon on the French throne and known as Good King Henry, fell victim to an assassination attempt by the fanatical Catholic assassin François Ravaillac.
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