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The Huguenots are a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of burgomaster Besançon Hugues, who defended
Persecution of the Waldensians in the massacre of Mérindol in 1545
Persecution of the Waldensians in the massacre of Mérindol in 1545
Huguenots massacring Catholics in the Michelade in Nîmes
Huguenots massacring Catholics in the Michelade in Nîmes
John Everett Millais' painting, A Huguenot, on St. Bartholomew's Day
John Everett Millais' painting, A Huguenot, on St. Bartholomew's Day
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of French Protestants (1572). It was the climax of the French Wars of Religion, which were brought to an end by the
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of French Protestants (1572). It was the climax of the French Wars of Religion, which were brought to an end by the Edict of Nantes (1598). In 1620, persecution was renewed and continued until the French Revolution in 1789.
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
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The Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence directed against the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion. Traditionally
Huguenots
…France, in Alsace, Moselle, and Montbéliard, were mainly Lutherans. In his Encyclopedia of Protestantism, Hans Hillerbrand wrote that on the eve of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572, the Huguenot community made up as much as 10% of the French population. By 1600, it declined to 7–8%, and was reduced further late in the…
Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, the leader of the Huguenots
Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, the leader of the Huguenots
Charles IX of France, who was 22 years old in August 1572, by François Clouet.
Charles IX of France, who was 22 years old in August 1572, by François Clouet.
This popular print by Frans Hogenberg shows the attempted assassination of Coligny at left, his subsequent murder at right, and scenes of the general
This popular print by Frans Hogenberg shows the attempted assassination of Coligny at left, his subsequent murder at right, and scenes of the general massacre in the streets.