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? E158.  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.
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