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Henry IV.  The Leaguers proclaimed as king an old uncle of the King of Navarre, the Cardinal of Bourbon, but all the more moderate Catholics rallied round Henry of Navarre, who took the title of _Henry IV._ At Ivry, in Normandy, Henry met the force of Leaguers, and defeated them by his brilliant courage. NINE HENRY THE FOURTH THE LEAGUERS PROCLAIMED AS KING AN OLD UNCLE OF THE KING OF NAVARRE THE CARDINAL OF BON BUT ALL THE MORE MODERATE CATHOLICS RALLIED AROUND HENRY OF NAVARRE WHO TOOK THE TITLE OF HENRY THE FOURTH AT IVRIE IN NORMANDY HENRY MET THE FORCE OF LEAGUERS AND DEFEATED THEM BY HIS BRILLIANT COURAGE
ch to become their chief, and spent some time in Holland, but returned, unsuccessful and dying. As the king was childless, the next male heir was Henry of Bourbon, King of Navarre, who had fled from court soon after Alençon returned to the Huguenot faith, and was reigning in his two counties of Béarn and Foix, the head of the Huguenots. In the resolve never to permit a heretic to wear the French crown, Guise and his party formed a Catholic league, to force Henry III. to choose another successor. Paris was devoted to Guise, and the king, finding himself almost a prisoner there, left the city, but was again mastered by the duke at Blois, and could so ill brook his arrogance, as to have recourse to assassination. He caused him to be slain at the palace at Blois in 1588. The fury of the League was so great that Henry III. was driven to take refuge with the King of Navarre, and they were together besieging Paris, when Henry III. was in his turn murdered by a monk, named Clement, in 1589. 9. HEIR CHIEF AND SPENT SOME TIME IN HOLLAND BUT RETURNED UNSUCCESSFUL AND DYING AS THE KING WAS CHILDLESS THE NEXT MALE HEIR WAS HENRY OF BOBON KING OF NAVARRE WHO HAD FLED FROM COURT SOON AFTER ALLAANCE RETURNED TO THE HUGUENOT FAITH AND WAS REIGNING IN HIS TWO COUNTIES OF BIENNE AND FOI THE HEAD OF THE HUGUENOTS IN THE RESOLVE NEVER TO PERMIT A HERETIC TO WEAR THE FRENCH CROWN GEYZ AND HIS PARTY FORMED A CATHOLIC LEAGUE TO FORCE HENRY THE THIRD TO CHOOSE ANOTHER SUCCESSOR PARIS WAS DEVOTED TO GEIS AND THE KING FINDING HIMSELF ALMOST A PRISONER THERE LEFT THE CITY BUT WAS AGAIN MASTERED BY THE DUKE AT BLOIS AND COULD SO ILL BROOK HIS ARROGANCE AS TO HAVE RECOURSE TO ASSASSINATION HE CAUSED HIM TO BE SLAIN AT THE PALACE AT BLOIS IN FIFTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT THE FURY OF THE LEAGUE WAS SO GREAT THAT HENRY THE THIRD WAS DRIVEN TO TAKE REFUGE WITH THE KING OF NAVARRE AND THEY WERE TOGETHER BESIEGING PARIS WHEN HENRY THE THIRD WAS IN HIS TURN MURDERED BY A MONK NAMED CLEMENT IN FIFTEEN EIGHTY NINE
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