1 janv. 1572 - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Description:
Coligny and 3,000 fellow Huguenots were butchered in Paris; marriage celebration for Catherine's daughter (King Charles IX's sister) to a leader of the Huguenot faction, Henry of Navare, threatening the Valois family line and Catholicism in France; when the "cream of the Huguenot aristocracy gathered in Paris" to celebrate the wedding, Catherine encouraged his son to set St. Batholomew's Day Massacre in motion; Henry's life spared when he promised to reutn to CatholicismAjouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1572
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 454 ans