The significance of Henry IV's conversion to Catholicism in 1593
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- The significance of HIV's conversion to catholicism in1593
- Henry becomes Catholic – IN 1593, Mayenne summoned an Estates-General to paris in order to resolve question of succession
- HIV announced his decision to abandon the reformed faith - 25th July 1593, solemnly abjures at Saint Denis.
- Spanish ambassador proposed a spanish succession of Phillip II's daughter - infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, grand-daughter of Henry II, barred by salic Law
- mayenne proposed himself - also marriage to Isabella, many leaguers preferred his younger nephew - charles Duke of Guise
- his conversion a critical turning point in the French WOR as at once H removed the L's main reason for excluding him from the succesion
- while he may not have been an genuine catholic to the extremists; HIV's conversion was what many of the politiques had been waiting for.
- town govenors declared loyalty to HIV -bribes to win over leaguer towns and nobles -agreements included clauses forbidding protestant worshop and leaguer office holders retained their positions.
- HIV continued policy of appeasement townards leaguer towns - cheaper and positive alternative to war
- coronation- 27th Feb 1594, HIV crowned at Chartres rather than Reims (leagues hands) HIV swore coronation oath promising to expell heretics.
- 22nd march, henry entered paris -meeting little resistance, and symbolically heard mass at notre dame
- conciliation with Rome - sept 1595, reached an agreement with Pope Clement VII promising to publish all decrees of the council of Trent in return for absolution
- with the sobonne, parlements papacy and most importantly the majority of the populace behind him, Henry could now turn his attention towards ridding France of the Spanish.
- Henry becomes Catholic – IN 1593, Mayenne summoned an Estates-General to paris in order to resolve question of succession
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