Henry IV of France Quotes

King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610 (1553-1610)

Henry IV (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithet "Good King Henry", was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first French monarch of the House of Bourbon.

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Native Name: Henri IV

Alternative Names: Henry IV • Good King Henry • Henry the Great • Henri de Bourbon • Le Vert Galant • the Verdant Gallant

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If God grant me life, I will see that every laboring man in my kingdom shall have his chicken to put in the pot.

Paris vaut bien une messe.

Si Dieu me donne encore de la vie je ferai qu’il n’y aura point de laboureur en mon Royaume qui n’ait moyen d’avoir une poule dans son pot.

I rule with my arse in the saddle and my gun in my fist.

Paris is well worth a mass.