Henry IV of France was the first Bourbon king of France. Formerly known as Henri of Navarre, he succeeded to the French throne with the extinction of House of Valois, at the death of Henry III of Fran
King Henry IV of France
Extracted miniature from a book of prayers of Catherine de' Medici, representing Henry and Margaret as King and Queen of Navarre.
The coronation of Henry of Navarre as Henry IV of France.
Louis XIII
After the death of the last Habsburg monarch of Spain in 1700, the childless Charles II, the Spanish throne was up for grabs between various dynasties of Europe despite Charles having left a will nami
Charlemagne with his son Louis the Child
The Infanta Ana, future Queen of France, and her brother, Felipe, future King of Spain, in 1612, by Bartolomé González y Serrano
Anne with her two, long-awaited sons: Louis and Philippe.
Infanta María Teresa by Diego Velázquez, c.1652