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Henry IV, king of Navarre, a small kindom bordering France, was offered the opportunity of becoming King of France. For this he however had to renounce his Protestant beliefs and become a Catholic.
With such a grand prize in view, Henry remarked: "Paris is well worth a Mass".
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What does the phrase Paris is worth the mass mean?
It means it's worth doing something you don't agree with, if as a result you get some excellent outcome. In this case it was supposedly said by French king Henri the Fourth. He was a Protestant Christian but reluctantly joined the Catholic Church in order to win the acceptance of his French subjects. That is to get Paris, the French capital, it was worth saying Mass, the Catholic church service. There is no evidence he ever said this.
What deal earned Henry of navarre the french throne in the middle ages in Europe?
'Paris', he said, 'is worth a Mass.' He ended the Wars of Religion by turning Catholic in exchange for entry to Paris and the throne he had inherited.
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The kings of France were all Catholic with one exception and even he converted. This King was King Henry IV--first Bourbon king of France(and grandfather of Louis XIV). He was a Protestant and was the king of Navarre, a smaller French kingdom. He married the sister of the French king(Queen Margot)and he was their first cousin. Despite Margot having many brothers, they died one by one and the throne was Henry's. Many of the towns in France refused to be ruled by a Protestant so he had to fight and claim several of them. The last holdout was Paris--the capital. Paris did not fall even after a prolonged siege. When asked if he would convert to gain the capital, Henry is said to have replied that, "Paris is worth a mass" and converted to Catholicism and was crowned as King of France and Navarre.
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