He convented back to Catholicism
Wanting to bring a peaceful end to the 30+ years "Wars of Religion" and realizing that France would never accept him as a Protestant king, Henry IV converted to Catholicism in 1593.
Roman Catholicism
France's main religion is Roman Catholic. Other religions in France are Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim.
The second major religion in France is Islam. Between that and the main religion of Christianity is a significant number of people who have no religion.
He convented back to Catholicism
He Converted back to Catholicism
Catholic He was Protestant then changed to Catholic then converted back to Protestanism and then finally made this huge conversion to Catholicism so he could rule France! It may be a little clearer this way... Henry was a Huguenot as King of Navarre, but he had to renounce his Protestant faith and convert to Catholicism to become King of France. Henry became noted for an unusually high level of religious tolerance, but he was eventually assassinated by a fanatical Catholic.
Henri IV
Before the onset of World War I in France in 1914, the main religions were Roman Catholicism and Protestant Christianity. France was a major source of Catholicism for many hundreds of years.
He Converted back to Catholicism
He converted back to Catholicism.
He converted back to Catholicism.
NovaNET : He converted back to Catholicism.
Wanting to bring a peaceful end to the 30+ years "Wars of Religion" and realizing that France would never accept him as a Protestant king, Henry IV converted to Catholicism in 1593.
Charles II was himself a liberal and tolerant Protestant until he converted to Catholicism on his deathbed. He died on the 6th February 1685.
Yes, Henry IV converted to Protestantism, specifically to Calvinism, as part of his political strategy to claim the French throne. Initially a Protestant leader, he later converted to Catholicism in 1593, famously stating, "Paris is worth a mass," to secure the loyalty of Catholic subjects and unify France. His conversion helped end the Wars of Religion and solidified his reign as a king who could bridge the divide between Protestants and Catholics.