Eupoean caths were wary of Henrys motives and this caused some tension
financiely it would ruin an already temprementel France
weak alliences as unlike spain in the FWR unable to gain alliences with countries like Italy
How H dealt with it
Aliences with the German pronces and united provinces who were also wary of spanish invasion (being prot)
He attempted to regain influence in europe such as his marrige to Mare de madici the daughter of Duc of Tuscany(who he owed munz to) and gave him an aly in italy
He also won the allience with popery from his assistance with jesuits in france and he settled disputes between Venice whcihg gained him another ally and alliances on spanish road
Also got a allience with Swiss and Savoy and Duc of Savoy gasve over places which strangled the spanish road
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relation with spain and frontiers
Militarily, the king secured territorial gains for France in the southeast at the expense of the Duchy of Savoy;
with Sully's help, he also substantially upgraded the country's armaments industry and invested heavily in fortification construction along the frontiers in the north and east.in order to protect from spansih invation fromt heir road
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Clever Julcik Affair
After the death of Duc John William
Henry IV lusted towards the young Charlotte Montmorency who was 15
She however married Prince Henry II
Henry however still maintained dilliance with his bride and so he moved to the spanish nethelands
Henry angry demanded the spansih rulers to return CM
When they refused he annonced his iuntention to invade Julicj Clever but he died before he could go to war
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