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During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain.

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French Wars of Religion

1562–1598 Catholic-Protestant conflicts

The French Wars of Religion were a series of civil wars between French Catholics and Protestants from 1562 to 1598. Between two and four million people died from violence, famine or disease directly caused by the conflict, and it severely damaged the power of the French…
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Henry IV of France

King of France from 1589 to 1610

Henry IV, also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. He pragmatically balanced the…
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January 17

Day of the year

January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 348 days remain until the end of the year.
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