henry iv meaning and definition

HENRY IV noun

Definition of Henry IV (noun)

1. 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
2. King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1050-1106)
3. the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413)
   • synonyms: Bolingbroke, Henry Bolingbroke