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460-year-old King Henri IV gets a facelift
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The mummified head of French King Henri IV.Bellet-gabet / Bellet / Galaxy Press via AFP - Getty Images
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A computer generated image shows a reconstruction of the head of French King Henri IV (1553-1610) made after a panel of forensic scientists identified the skull of the king who was murdered at the age of 57 on May 14, 1610, by a fanatic.Philippe Roesch / Visual Forensic via AFP - Getty ImagesThe mummified head of French King Henri IV.Bellet-gabet / Bellet / Galaxy Press via AFP - Getty Images
Scientists revealed the reconstructed head of French King Henri IV (1553-1610) during a press conference in Paris on Tuesday. This reconstruction was made three years after a panel of forensic scientists identified the skull of the king, who was murdered by a fanatic, at the age of 57 on May 14, 1610.
Scientists headed by France's Philippe Charlier found a common genetic profile between the mummified head of Henri IV and dried blood from his descendant, Louis XVI.
The skull of French King Henri IV and, at right, its reconstruction, appear on a screen during a press conference in Paris on Feb. 12.Loic Venance / AFP - Getty Images
