In 1589, Henry became the sole rightful claimant to the crown of France, though he was not recognized as such by many of his subjects until his conversion to Catholicism four years later.
Godine 1589., Henrik je postao jedini zakoniti potraživač krune Francuske, premda nije bio priznat kao takav od strane mnogih svojih podanika dok nije prešao na katoličanstvo četiri godine kasnije.