aug 24, 1572 - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
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-Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, leader of the Huguenot party, attacked by Catholics
-wedding of Henry III and Margaret meant to reconcile Catholics and Calvinists
-led to the War of the Three Henrys (Catholic Henry of Guise, Protestant Henry of Navarre, and King Henry III)
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Age of Religious Warfare and Expansion (AP European History Ch 15)
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