mar 1, 1562 - March 1562 Massacre of Vassy begins French Wars of Religion
Description:
. Less than 2 months after Catherine de’Medici issued the Edict of St. Germain, François de Lorraine, duc de Guise – who was a devout Catholic and vehemently anti-Huguenot – led troops to attack 300 Huguenots while they were holding a religious service in a barn outside the town of Vassy.More than 60 Huguenots were killed and over 100 wounded during the Massacre of Vassy.
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Date:
mar 1, 1562
Now
~ 464 years ago