Did you Know? – Canadian History From France Home / Did you Know? – Canadian History From France Did You Know???Canadian History From FranceDid you know that Samuel de Champlain was a Huguenot who helped to establish Canada? Did you know that Samuel de Champlain was a Huguenot who helped to establish Canada?Yes!No!Did you know that a Huguenot king, King Henry IV of France, sent Pierre Du Gua de Mons & Samuel Champlain to establish Canada? Did you know that a Huguenot king, King Henry IV of France, sent Pierre Du Gua de Mons & Samuel Champlain to establish Canada?Yes!No!Did you know that Henry IV’s Huguenot mother was Jeanne D’Albret? Did you know that Henry IV’s Huguenot mother was Jeanne D’Albret?Yes!No!Did you know that Jeanne D’Albret was the leader of the Huguenot Wars of Religion, who fought until she bankrupted France? Did you know that Jeanne D’Albret was the leader of the Huguenot Wars of Religion, who fought until she bankrupted France?Yes!No!Did you know that Jeanne D’Albret proclaimed her country of Navarre the FIRST Christian nation in the world? Did you know that Jeanne D’Albret proclaimed her country of Navarre the FIRST Christian nation in the world?Yes!No!