Whom did Charles IX arrange his sister Margaret to marry?
Henry of Bordeaux
Henry of Navarre
Henry of Orleans
Henry of Tours
Answer
Henry of Navarre was a Protestant leader who later became King Henry IV of France. He was the nephew of King Charles IX of France, who arranged for him to marry his sister, Margaret of Valois. The marriage was intended to unite the Catholic and Protestant factions in France, but it ultimately failed to do so.
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