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massacre of Saint Bartholomews Day

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day murder of French Protestants, or Huguenots , that began in Paris on Aug. 24, 1572. It was preceded, on Aug. 22, by an attempt, ordered by Catherine de' Medici , on the life of the Huguenot leader Admiral Coligny . The failure of the attempt led to formulation of the plan for a general massacre. The opportunity was furnished by the presence in Paris of many of the Huguenot nobility for the wedding of Henry of Navarre (later King Henry IV ) and Catherine's daughter, Margaret of Valois. Involved in the scheme were the duc d'Anjou, later King Henry... Read more

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