Le Fleix — is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Le Fleix is on the edge of the Dordogne River at a place where the river bends. This is likely the origin of the name flexus . There are currently approximately 1,200… … Wikipedia
French Wars of Religion — Part of European wars of religion Depiction of the St. Bartholomew s Day massacre by François Duboi … Wikipedia
European wars of religion — The name Wars of Religion has been given to a series of European wars of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, following the onset of the Protestant Reformation. Although sometimes unconnected, all of these wars were strongly influenced by… … Wikipedia
Peace of Alès — v · … Wikipedia
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre — Painting by François Dubois, a Huguenot painter born circa 1529 in Amiens, who settled in Switzerland. Although Dubois did not witness the massacre, he depicts Admiral Coligny s body hanging out of a window at the rear to the right. To the left… … Wikipedia
Amboise conspiracy — Contemporary woodcut of the executions at Amboise The Amboise conspiracy, also called Tumult of Amboise, was a failed attempt by Huguenots in 1560 to gain power of France by abducting the young king, Francis II and arresting Francis, Duke of… … Wikipedia
Day of the Barricades — The Duke of Guise during the Day of the Barricades, by Paul Lehugeur, 19th century … Wikipedia
Massacre of Vassy — Massacre de Vassy in 1562, print by Hogenberg end of 16th century … Wikipedia
Massacre of Mérindol — Massacre of the Waldensians of Mérindol in 1545 as imagined by Gustave Dore (1832 1883). The Massacre of Mérindol took place in 1545, when Francis I of France ordered the Waldensians of the city of Mérindol to be punished for dissident religious… … Wikipedia
Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré — (Bataille navale de Saint Martin de Ré) Part of the Huguenot rebellions The naval battle in front of … Wikipedia
