Henry III of France was succeeded by Henry IV, who became the first French king of the House of Bourbon.
Henry IV of France was the first Bourbon king of France . Henry III of France . In 1589 , Jacques Clément , a Catholic fanatic , murdered Henry III , who was succeeded by the King of Navarre who , as Henry IV , would assume the throne of France after converting to Catholicism , and become the first French king of the House of Bourbon . Henry IV of France . He was the first French monarch of the House of Bourbon , a branch of the Capetian dynasty .