1560 Assembly of Notables
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The 1560 Assembly of Notables was a gathering of the political elite of the kingdom of France from 21 to 26 August 1560 that aimed to find a solution to France's political, religious and financial cri
Château de Fontainebleau, at which the Assembly would be held, during the sixteenth-century
François II, whose reign would be plagued by political and religious crisis
Bloody suppression of the Conjuration d'Amboise
Cardinal de Lorraine, leader of the French government and one of the architects of the moderation of the persecution of Protestants during 1560
François, Duke of Guise
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François de Lorraine, 2nd Duke of Guise, 1st Prince of Joinville, and 1st Duke of Aumale, was a French general and statesman. A prominent leader during the Italian War of 1551–1559 and French Wars of
Portrait by François Clouet, c. 1550–1560
The Siege of Calais by François-Édouard Picot. The Duke of Guise at the Siege of Calais in 1558
François I de Lorraine, Duc de Guise by Marc Duval.
Plan of the siege of Civitella del Tronto