Henry IV

/ˌhɛnri ˌˈaɪ ˌvi/
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Definitions of Henry IV
  1. noun
    king of France from 1589 to 1610; although he was leader of the Huguenot armies, when he succeeded the Catholic Henry III and founded the Bourbon dynasty in 1589 he established religious freedom in France;
    synonyms: Henry of Navarre, Henry the Great
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    King of France
    the sovereign ruler of France
  2. noun
    the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
    synonyms: Bolingbroke, Henry Bolingbroke
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    King of England, King of Great Britain
    the sovereign ruler of England
  3. noun
    King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1050-1106)
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    Holy Roman Emperor
    sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire
    King of the Germans
    the sovereign ruler of the Germans
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