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
Catherine de' Medici — Catherine de Medici, attributed to François Clouet, c. 1555 Queen consort of France Reign 31 March 1547 – 10 July 1559 … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Huguenots — • An extensive history of this French Protestant tradition Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Huguenots Huguenots † … Catholic encyclopedia
Catherine de Médicis — /kannteu rddeen deuh may dee sees /, (Caterina de Medici) 1518 89, queen of Henry II of France (mother of Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III). Also, Catherine de Medici /kath rin deuh med i chee, may di , day, kath euhr in/, Catherine de… … Universalium
CHARLES IX — second son of Henry II. and Catharine de Medici, became king of France in 1560; the civil wars of the Huguenots and Catholics fill up this reign; the first war concluded by the peace of Amboise, during which Francis of Guise was assassinated;… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Charles de Téligny — (c. 1535 – 24 August 1572) was a French soldier and diplomat. Biography De Téligny belonged to a respected Huguenot family of Rouerque, and received an excellent training in letters and arms at the house of Gaspard de Coligny. He was employed on… … Wikipedia
1568 — Year 1568 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Events of 1568 * March 23 The Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. Again Catherine de Medici and Charles IX make substantial concessions to the… … Wikipedia
Condé, Louis I de Bourbon, 1er prince de — ▪ French military leader born May 7, 1530, Vendôme, France died March 13, 1569, Jarnac military leader of the Huguenots (Huguenot) in the first decade of France s Wars of Religion. He was the leading adult prince of the French blood royal… … Universalium
