May 14, 1610: Ravaillac assassinates King Henry IV in Paris

King Henry IV of France is fatally stabbed by François Ravaillac in the streets of Paris.

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This political assassination plunges the kingdom into institutional instability and uncertainty.

The monarch's death marks the end of relative stability and opens a period of crisis.

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