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What were the religious affiliations of Henry of Navarre?

  • Roman Catholic

  • Eastern Orthodox

  • Protestant

  • Jewish

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Henry of Navarre, born in 1553, was a French prince who was a key figure in the French Wars of Religion. He was raised as a Protestant and remained one for most of his life, but converted to Catholicism in 1593 in order to become king of France.
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