1604 in France

• Monarch – Henry IV{{cite web |title=Henry IV, King of France (b. 1553, r. 1589–1610) |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/197779 |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=7 June 2022}}

• Henry IV introduces the paulette tax, allowing officeholders to make positions hereditary by paying an annual fee.{{Cite web |title=Henry IV {{!}} 1st Bourbon King of France, Biography, Achievements & Legacy {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-IV-king-of-France |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}
• France signs a treaty with the Ottoman Empire, strengthening trade relations with Sultan Ahmed I.
• Economic reforms continue under Maximilien de Béthune, Duke de Sully, focusing on agriculture, trade, and infrastructure.
• Henry IV advances Parisian development, working on projects like the Louvre and Place Royale.
• A special court, Chambre de l’Édit, is established to resolve disputes between Protestants and Catholics.{{Cite web |title=Edict of Nantes {{!}} Description, History, & Importance {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Edict-of-Nantes |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}

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• April 5 – Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675){{cite encyclopedia |title=Karl IV, Hertug af Lothringen |encyclopedia=Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon |volume=13 |year=1915 |edition=2 |editor=Blangstrup, Chr. |editor-link=Christian Blangstrup |publisher=J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel |location=Copenhagen |language=da |url=https://runeberg.org/salmonsen/2/13/0620.html |access-date=30 September 2015 }}

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