French Wars of Religion (1 mar 1562 año – 1 abr 1598 año)

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The French Wars of Religion refers to a prolonged period of war and popular unrest between Roman Catholics and Huguenots (Reformed / Calvinist Protestants) in the Kingdom of France. Much of the conflict took place during long regency of Queen Catherine de Medici, widow of Henry II of France, for her minor sons. A most notable moderate, at least initially, was the queen mother, Catherine de' Medici. Catherine, however, later hardened her stance and, at the time of the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572, sided with the Catholics. This pivotal historical event involved a complete breakdown of state control resulting in series of riots and massacres in which Catholic mobs killed between 5,000 and 30,000 Protestants over a period of weeks throughout the entire kingdom. At the conclusion of the conflict in 1598, the Protestant Henry of Navarre, heir to the French throne, converted to Catholicism and was crowned Henry IV of France. He issued the Edict of Nantes, which granted Huguenots substantial rights and freedoms.

Estimated Deaths: 3,000,000

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