E158. Was Champlain’s father King Henri IV ?

Samuel Champlain’s powerful friendship and special relationship with his monarch King Henri IV is in part well-documented but also shrouded in mystery. Henri’s many favors to Champlain and his family were acts of extraordinary largess. What was the origin of this special relationship between a great king, a family of humble origins, and a youth of modest rank? Henri was Samuel's Monarch, Sponsor, Mentor, Patron, Friend... but was he also his Father? Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/H1Gwv_Xm44g which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Champlain's Dream by D.H. Fischer available at https://amzn.to/3MB3WVc            Samuel Champlain books available at https://amzn.to/43H06B5                                  New France books available at https://amzn.to/3IkZgBF  Quebec-Canada history books available at https://amzn.to/3MTurXr   ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast: https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet   Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://x.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM                                                      AudioWorks: Champlain's Dream by D. Hackett Fischer, read by E. Herrmann (Simon & Schuster). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.