Henry of Navarre surnamed "the good" and "the great" was robust, athletic, and handsome. He was the descendent of Louis IX, the leader of the House of Bourbon.
Henry was born in Bearn in 1553. He got power by his family. Henry was the third son of Antoine de Bourbon and Jeanne D'albret, daughter and heiress of Henry, King of France. In 1559, his mother took him to La Rochelle and presented him to the assembled Huguenot army, with whom he participated in the battle of Jarnac. In this army, it is where Henry was chosen as the chief of the protestant party. …
