Question

The French Wars of Religion culminated in the War of the Three Henries; name the 3 Henries:

A) Henry IV, Henry VII, Henry VIII
B) Henry III, Henry IV, Henry VI
C) Henry II, Henry III, Henry IV
D) Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VII

Answer 1

The correct names of the three Henries involved in the War of the Three Henries are Henry III, Henry of Guise, and Henry of Navarre. Henry of Navarre would later become Henry IV, the king who issued the Edict of Nantes to bring peace to France. Therefore, the correct answer to the question is C) Henry II, Henry III, Henry IV.

Step-by-step explanation:

The War of the Three Henries refers to the conflict that was the culmination of the French Wars of Religion. The three Henries involved in this conflict were Henry III, Henry of Guise, and Henry of Navarre (later Henry IV). After the chaos of the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre and the struggle for power, the deaths of two of the Henries left Henry of Navarre as the sole claimant. He ascended to the throne as Henry IV and notably converted to Roman Catholicism to restore domestic tranquility, going on to issue the Edict of Nantes, which granted significant religious freedom to the Huguenots.

Options A, B, D are incorrect, meaning the correct answer is C) Henry II, Henry III, Henry IV. These were the monarchs involved in the Wars of Religion in France, with Henry IV eventually bringing stability to France by promoting religious tolerance.