A legitimate ruler by blood, Henri IV was now Catholic, anointed and master of Paris.
And to top it all off, the papal absolution drawn up by
Clément VIII
arrived on 30 August 1595: Henri was now definitively within the
bosom of the Catholic Church. He could now devote himself to his
great work: peace, reconciliation
and reconstruction. But Henri was also the first ruler from the House
of Bourbon, and he was eager to found a dynasty. To do so, he needed
a legitimate son and heir.
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