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| 1553 | Birth |  |
| Paris Birth of Henry IV, son of Antoine de Bourbon |
| 1568 | Alliance | |
| Paris Henry IV joins forces with the Hugenots |
| 1568 | Treaty of Longjumeau | |
| Longjumeau The treaty of Longjumeau ends the 2nd War of Religion |
| 1569 | Battle of Jarnac | |
| Jarnac Catholics under the duc d'Anjou defeat the Huguenots at Jarnac |
| 1572 | Marriage | |
| Paris Marries Margaret of Valois , sister of Charles IX |
| 1572 | Succession | |
| Paris Succeeeds as the King of Navarre, 1572-1589 |
| 1584 | Succession | |
| Paris Becomes heir presumptive on the death of Francois duc d'Alencon |
| 1587 | Battle of Coutras | |
| Coutras Concludes the War of the Three Henrys at Coutras by victory over Henry III |
| 1589 | Assassination | |
| 1st Aug Paris Assassinated by a Dominican monk, Henry is the last of the Valois line |
| 1589 | Battle of Arques | |
| Arques Wins the battle of Arques over Charles , duc de Mayenne, of the Holy League |
| 1589 | Succession | |
| Paris Henry of Navarre converts to Catholicism in hopes to keep peace amongst the people, and is crowned King Henry IV of France |
| Paris Succeeeds as the King of France, 1st of the Bourbon line |
| 1590 | Battle of Ivry | |
| Ivry Wins the battle of Ivry over Charles , duc de Mayenne, of the Holy League |
| 1593 | Constitution | |
| Feb The Estates General meets for the 1st time since 1576 |
| 1593 | Conversion | |
| Paris Converted to Catholicism |
| 25th July Paris A ceremony in St Denis confirms Henry's conversion to Catholicism |
| 25th July Paris Henry IV hears mass & swears allegiance to the Church |
| 1593 | Estates General | |
| Feb Paris The Estates General meets for the 1st time since 1576 |
| 1593 | Peace | |
| Paris Agrees all foreign troops should leave France or be quartered in garrisons |
| Paris Converts to Catholicism & makes a truce with the Catholic League |
| Paris Makes a truce with the Catholic League |
| 1593 | Rebellion | |
| Paris The Catholic League holds Paris & the Assembly calls for a Catholic King of France |
| 1594 | Capture | |
| Paris Enters Paris |
| 1595 | Declaration of War | |
| Declares war on Spain to unite France |
| Declares war on Spain, to unite his nation & create an ancien regime |
| War is declared gainst Spain because of the Spanish pretender to the French throne |
| 1595 | Independence | |
| An Alliance of France, England & the Dutch which recognizes the United Provinces |
| France, England & the Dutch recognize the United Provinces |
| 1595 | Triple Alliance | |
| France, England & the Dutch recognize the United Provinces |
| 1596 | Holy League | |
| Paris Terminates the war with the Holy League |
| 1598 | Battle of Fontaine | |
| 5th June Fontaine Defeats the Spanish & drives them out of Burgundy |
| 1598 | Edict Nantes | |
| 13th April Nantes Issued by Henry IV of France to grant the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic |
| 13th April Nantes Issues the Edict of Nantes making limited concessions to the Huguenots |
| 13th April Nantes Marks the end of eight religious wars that tore apart the population of France during the second half of 16th century |
| 13th April Nantes Offers freedom of conscience to individuals & specific concessions to the Protestants, such as amnesty and the reinstatement of their civil rights, including the right to work in any field or for the State and to bring grievances to the King |
| 13th April Nantes Signs the Edict of Nantes establishing the rights of the Protestants |
| 13th April Nantes The Edict separates civil from religious unity, treats some Protestants for the first time as more than mere schismatics and heretics, and opens a path for secularism and tolerance |
| 30th April Nantes The Act legalising the Edict of Nantes is signed |
| 1598 | Legislation | |
| 30th April Nantes The Act legalising the Edict of Nantes is signed |
| 1598 | Treaty of Vervins | |
| 2nd May Vervins Ends war between France & Spain |
| 1600 | Marriage | |
| Paris Marries Marie de Medici |
| 1606 | Pont Neuf | |
| Pont Neuf The oldest surving bridge in Paris is completed |
| 1609 | Diplomacy | |
| Paris Helps achieve the Twelve Year Truce between Spain & the Netherlands |
