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Assassination of Henry IV of France

Type Event Region France Time 1610

On May 14, 1610, French King Henry IV was stabbed to death on the Rue de la Ferronnerie in Paris by the fanatical Catholic François Ravaillac.

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  1. 1610Rue de la Ferronnerie, Paris · Île-de-FranceAs Henry IV's carriage passed along the Rue de la Ferronnerie, Ravaillac leapt onto it and stabbed the king twice in the ribs with a dagger. The king was carried into the Louvre, where he died; the assassin was seized on the spot.
  2. 1610Louvre, Paris · Île-de-FranceEight-year-old Louis XIII succeeded to the throne, and Queen Marie de' Medici became regent. The court immediately reorganized the privy council, and France entered the era of the queen mother's regency.

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