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aug 24, 1572 - St Bartholomew's Day Massacre

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The Protestant Prince Henry of Navarre and the Catholic daughter of Catherine De Medici were to be married in Paris. Many Huguenot leaders came to Paris for the wedding but this caused Catherine de Medici to allow for a large massacre of them, which weakened the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion.

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aug 24, 1572
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~ 454 years ago

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