French Wars of Religion
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The French Wars of Religion were a series of civil wars between French Catholics and Protestants from 1562 to 1598. Between two and four million people died from violence, famine or disease directly c
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre (1572) by François Dubois
John Calvin, whose ideas became central to French Protestantism
After an initial period of tolerance, Francis I repressed Reformist ideas
Massacre of Mérindol, as imagined by Gustave Doré (1832–1883)
Charles, Duke of Mayenne
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Charles de Lorraine, duc de Mayenne was a French noble, governor, military commander and rebel during the latter French Wars of Religion. Born in 1554, the second son of François de Lorraine, duke of
Portrait of the three sons of François, Duke of Guise, Charles on the left
Portrait of Mayenne's uncle, Claude de Lorraine
Portrait of Henry when he was Duke of Anjou by Jean de Court (1570)