Besme

For the commune in France, see Besmé.

Besme, real name apparently Charles Dianovitz, was a Bohemian in the pay of the Duke of Guise, is recorded as the assassin of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny in 1571, using either a dagger or a "big sword". The assassin group called itself Picards de Bohème.

External links

• rootsweb.com
• Catholic encyclopedia (see section THE MASSACRE)

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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