HENRY IV OF FRANCE
The Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope were at odds. The Pope had issued an edict asserting Papal power that angered Henry and many clerics. King Henry called a conclave of clerics and "deposed" Pope Leo VII. The Pope Excommunicated Henry and "deposed" him as king and emperor. Civil war ensued, and finally they reached a compromise and accommodation with each other." Heinrich IV
Henry of Navarre. The Great Council was the first proposed International governing body—a precursor to the EEC, the UN and the League of Nations. Henry's plan included an international army and navy to enforce the decisions. There were 15 nations proposed in the Great Design. Each one had a veto presaging the United Nations Security Council.
Henry of Navarre. This monopoly was given to finance French activities in the New World. See {610792}.
Henry of Navarre. The Great Council was the first proposed International governing body—a precursor to the EEC, the UN and the League of Nations. Henry's plan included an international army and navy to enforce the decisions. See {622121} for another name for the idea.
Henry of Navarre
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 was assassinated in 1610 by François Ravaillac, a Catholic zealot, and was succeeded by his son Louis XIII.
