POLITICIAN
Henry IV of France
1553 - 1610
Henry IV of France
Henry IV (French: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. He pragmatically balanced the interests of the Catholic and Protestant parties in France as well as among the European states. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry IV of France has received more than 6,995,448 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2019). Henry IV of France is the 109th most popular politician (down from 92nd in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from France (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Politician.
Henry IV of France is most famous for being the first Bourbon King of France. He was also a key figure in the French Wars of Religion.
Memorability Metrics
7.0M
Page Views (PV)
80.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
84
Languages Editions (L)
9.05
Effective Languages (L*)
3.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Henry IV of France ranks 109 out of 19,576. Before him are Boris Yeltsin, Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Darius the Great, Heinrich Himmler, Angela Merkel, and Franz Joseph I of Austria. After him are Lorenzo de' Medici, Murad IV, Pepin the Short, Harry S. Truman, Silvio Berlusconi, and Hadrian.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBoris Yeltsin
1931 - 2007
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 103
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
1859 - 1941
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 104
Darius the Great
550 BC - 486 BC
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 105
Heinrich Himmler
1900 - 1945
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 106
Angela Merkel
1954 - Present
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 107
Franz Joseph I of Austria
1830 - 1916
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 108
Henry IV of France
1553 - 1610
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 109
Lorenzo de' Medici
1449 - 1492
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 110
Murad IV
1612 - 1640
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 111
Pepin the Short
715 - 768
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 112
Harry S. Truman
1884 - 1972
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 113
Silvio Berlusconi
1936 - 2023
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 114
Hadrian
76 - 138
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 115
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1553, Henry IV of France ranks 1. After him are Margaret of Valois, Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, Archduke Ernest of Austria, Louise of Lorraine, Patriarch Filaret of Moscow, Luca Marenzio, Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé, Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma, Prospero Alpini, Nicolò Contarini, and John Florio. Among people deceased in 1610, Henry IV of France ranks 2. Before him is Caravaggio. After him are Matteo Ricci, Ludolph van Ceulen, François Ravaillac, Honda Tadakatsu, Adam Elsheimer, False Dmitry II, Catherine Vasa of Sweden, Anna of Sweden, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, and Hasegawa Tōhaku.
Others Born in 1553
Go to all RankingsHenry IV of France
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1610
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 1
Margaret of Valois
NOBLEMAN
1553 - 1615
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 2
Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1618
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 3
Archduke Ernest of Austria
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1595
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 4
Louise of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1601
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 5
Patriarch Filaret of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1633
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 6
Luca Marenzio
COMPOSER
1553 - 1599
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 7
Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé
COMPANION
1553 - 1574
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 8
Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1553 - 1625
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 9
Prospero Alpini
PHYSICIAN
1553 - 1617
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 10
Nicolò Contarini
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1631
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 11
John Florio
LINGUIST
1553 - 1625
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1610
Go to all RankingsCaravaggio
PAINTER
1571 - 1610
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 1
Henry IV of France
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1610
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 2
Matteo Ricci
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1552 - 1610
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 3
Ludolph van Ceulen
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 4
François Ravaillac
POLITICIAN
1578 - 1610
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 5
Honda Tadakatsu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1548 - 1610
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 6
Adam Elsheimer
PAINTER
1578 - 1610
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 7
False Dmitry II
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1610
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 8
Catherine Vasa of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1539 - 1610
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 9
Anna of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1545 - 1610
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 10
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1610
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 11
Hasegawa Tōhaku
PAINTER
1539 - 1610
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Henry IV of France ranks 40 out of 6,770. Before him are Alexandre Dumas (1802), Charles Baudelaire (1821), Pierre Curie (1859), Émile Zola (1840), Stendhal (1783), and Gustave Flaubert (1821). After him are Simone de Beauvoir (1908), Octave Mirbeau (1848), Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Eugène Delacroix (1798), Louis XIII of France (1601), and Philip IV of France (1268).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAlexandre Dumas
WRITER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 34
Charles Baudelaire
WRITER
1821 - 1867
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 35
Pierre Curie
PHYSICIST
1859 - 1906
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 36
Émile Zola
WRITER
1840 - 1902
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 37
Stendhal
WRITER
1783 - 1842
HPI: 80.71
Rank: 38
Gustave Flaubert
WRITER
1821 - 1880
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 39
Henry IV of France
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1610
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 40
Simone de Beauvoir
WRITER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 41
Octave Mirbeau
WRITER
1848 - 1917
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 42
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1122 - 1190
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 43
Eugène Delacroix
PAINTER
1798 - 1863
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 44
Louis XIII of France
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1643
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 45
Philip IV of France
POLITICIAN
1268 - 1314
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 46
Among POLITICIANS In France
Among politicians born in France, Henry IV of France ranks 8. Before him are Louis XIV of France (1638), Louis XVI of France (1754), Louis XV of France (1710), Napoleon II (1811), Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807), and Napoleon III (1808). After him are Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Louis XIII of France (1601), Philip IV of France (1268), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), Francis I of France (1494), and Claudius (-10).
Louis XIV of France
1638 - 1715
HPI: 90.57
Rank: 2
Louis XVI of France
1754 - 1793
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 3
Louis XV of France
1710 - 1774
HPI: 84.17
Rank: 4
Napoleon II
1811 - 1832
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 5
Giuseppe Garibaldi
1807 - 1882
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 6
Napoleon III
1808 - 1873
HPI: 81.83
Rank: 7
Henry IV of France
1553 - 1610
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 8
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
1122 - 1190
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 9
Louis XIII of France
1601 - 1643
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 10
Philip IV of France
1268 - 1314
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 11
Cardinal Richelieu
1585 - 1642
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 12
Francis I of France
1494 - 1547
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 13
Claudius
10 BC - 54
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 14