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What new French royal dynasty was established with the ascension of Henry IV?

  • House of Bourbon

  • House of Valois

  • House of Plantagenet

  • House of York

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Henry IV ascended to the throne of France in 1589, ending the reign of the Valois dynasty. The House of Bourbon, which Henry founded, would rule France for the next three centuries.
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