The perilous leap of Henri IV / by Kathyrn Smaw Amerson.
| Author/creator | Amerson, Kathryn Smaw author. |
| Other author | Cobb, William H., degree supervisor. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of History. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Production | 1996. |
| Description | 120 leaves ; 28 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
| Subjects |
| Summary | This thesis presents some of the legal and religious arguments that complicated Henri IV's conversion to Catholicism and his accession to the French throne. Through a biographical approach, this study addresses Henri's alliance with the Huguenots and his struggle with the Catholics. Henri of Navarre was brought to the French throne by a series of events and premature deaths. When the last Valois king was assassinated, leaving no heirs, the Protestant Henri became King of France according to Salic law. In the midst of religious civil wars, Henri had to be accepted as "roi tres chretien." In order to do so, he had to profess Catholicism. Henri wanted to be King of France. He also longed to end the wars of religion. Though he converted to Catholicism, Henri IV remained loyal to his Protestant subjects. Henri, however, was the only one who truly knew his convictions. |
| General note | Submitted to the faculty of the Department of History. |
| General note | Advisor: William H. Cobb |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 1996 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-115). |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |