Who succeeded Charles IX on the French throne?
Henry IV
Louis XII
Henry III
Francis II
Answer
Henry III succeeded Charles IX on the French throne in 1574, when Charles died from tuberculosis. Henry III was the son of Catherine de' Medici, and his brother Charles IX had been king since 1560. Henry III was a weak and indecisive ruler, and his reign was marked by political instability and religious conflict.
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