Sancerre (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃sɛʁ] ) is a medieval hilltop town and commune in the department of Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France, overlooking the...
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his uncle, the king's favourite Anne de Montmorency. During the reign of Francis II he converted to Protestantism, becoming a leading noble advocate for...
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First French War of Religion (1562–1563) (category History of Protestantism in France)
for both the Protestants and their Catholic opponents. In the south, the Protestants took control of Nîmes, La Charité-sur-Loire, Sancerre, Nérac, Castres...
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1559–1562 French political crisis (category History of Protestantism in France)
cardinal de Châtillon, La Roche-sur-Yon and the bishop of Orléans put their backing behind a petition in council in favour of temples for Protestant worship...
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Massacre of Sens (section Protestant reactions)
the French Wars of Religion until the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin, known as Huguenots, had been...
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Massacre of Vassy (redirect from Massacre de Wassy)
opponents of Protestantism, the priest and provost, who urged him to act and disperse the assembly. Heading out towards the meeting house he sent de la Brosse...
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Basilica of Saint-Denis (redirect from Basilique de Saint-Denis)
century. Henry IV of France came to Saint-Denis formally to renounce his Protestant faith and become a Catholic. The queens of France were crowned at Saint-Denis...
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House of Rohan (redirect from De Rohan)
Pontivy as the capital city of his fief. The chief of the Protestant party during Marie de' Medici’s regency Louis XIII’s reign, he was one of the greatest...
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1562 Riots of Toulouse (section Rise of Protestantism)
Fontainebleau and reviewed petitions presented by Gaspard II de Coligny, "in which Protestants demanded temples." These requests were referred to a commission of...
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La Rochelle (redirect from La Rochelle Festival de la Fiction)
sieges of Protestant cities such as the siege of Sancerre. The conflict ended with the 1573 Peace of La Rochelle, which restricted the Protestant worship...
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Edict of Saint-Germain (category Catherine de' Medici)
the regent of France, Catherine de' Medici, in January 1562. The edict provided limited tolerance to the Protestant Huguenots in the Catholic realm,...
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Huguenots. Negotiated settlement. Siege of Sancerre November 1572 to August 1573 – Catholic forces besieged Protestant Huguenots. Siege abandoned. Siege of...
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Edict of 19 April (category Anti-Protestantism)
country. The aristocratic Protestants too were emboldened, and on 11 June presented a petition to the crown asking for temples to worship in, so that they...
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scandalous discovery of Protestant services being held at the house of Michel Gaillard, with the duc de Longueville and Catherine de Medici's cousin in attendance...
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Montsoreau (category Plus Beaux Villages de France)
Loire valley wine region which stretches, from Nantes to Orleans; from Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé to the vineyards of Muscadet. While the region is mainly...
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1570s (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
the Spanish Netherlands. November 9 Siege of Sancerre: Catholic forces of the king lay siege to Sancerre, a Huguenot stronghold in central France. The...
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