Henry of Navarre

Henry of Navarre
noun
king of France from 1589 to 1610; although he was leader of the Huguenot armies, when he succeeded the Catholic Henry III and founded the Bourbon dynasty in 1589 he established religious freedom in France
Syn: ↑Henry IV, ↑Henry the Great
Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of France
Member Holonyms: ↑Bourbon, ↑Bourbon dynasty

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