"Paris vaut bien une messe."
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As quoted in 500 citations de culture générale (2005), p. 28
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Henry IV of France
Henry IV (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithet "Good King Henry", was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first French monarch of the House of Bourbon.
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