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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Medieval & Modern Coins| > |France| > ME47846
France, Henri IV, 2 August 1589 - 14 May 1610
|France|, |France,| |Henri| |IV,| |2| |August| |1589| |-| |14| |May| |1610|, Henry IV, also known as "Good King Henry", was King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. Upon the death of his brother-in-law and distant cousin Henry III of France, Henry was called to the French succession in 1589. He initially kept the Protestant faith but after four years and at least 12 assassination attempts, he abjured the Calvinist faith. He promulgated the Edict of Nantes in 1598, guaranteeing religious freedom and ending the Wars of Religion. He was assassinated in 1610 by a fanatical Catholic. Unpopular immediately after his accession, Henry's popularity greatly improved after his death. The "Good King Henry" (le bon roi Henri) was remembered for his geniality and his great concern about the welfare of his subjects. Henry is said to have originated the oft-repeated phrase, "a chicken in every pot."
ME47846. Copper double tournois, Duplessy 1273, Lafaurie 1111, aVF, Paris mint, weight 3.087g, maximum diameter 20.6mm, die axis 180o, 1608; obverse HENRI•IIII•R•DE•FRAN•ET•NAV, laureate and cuirassed bust of Henry IV right, A (Paris mint mark) below; reverse + DOVBLE•TOVRNOIS•1608, three lis in the central field, two lis above, one below; SOLD











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