AP European History

Answer - A - Henry IV converted from Calvinism to Catholicism at the end of the French Wars of Religion because he wanted control of Paris.

Key Takeaway: Henry IV was the King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. A Huguenot, Henry IV was very involved in the French Wars of Religion before he claimed the throne. Before his coronation in Chartres, he publicly converted from Calvinism to Catholicism and guaranteed religious liberties to all Protestants, thus ending the civil war. He did this, largely, because he wanted control of Paris (which was largely Catholic), stating that “Paris is worth a Mass.”