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La Rochelle at the time of the 1572–1573 siege. Since 1568, La Rochelle had been the main base of the Huguenots in France. A city of 20,000 inhabitants and a port of strategic importance with historic links to England, La Rochelle benefited from administrative autonomy (lack of seigneur, bishop, or parlement) and had become overwhelmingly Huguenot ().
It was officially registered by the Parlement of Paris on 11 August 1573. [2] The treaty officially ended the fourth phase of the French Wars of Religion (set off by the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in August 1572; this phase of the wars included the siege of La Rochelle (1572-1573) and the Siege of Sancerre).
The siege of La Rochelle (French: le siège de La Rochelle, or sometimes le grand siège de La Rochelle) was a result of a war between the French royal forces of Louis XIII of France and the Huguenots of La Rochelle in 1627–1628.
Henri d'Angoulême took a major role in the two extended military battle against Huguenot strongholds during the height of the French Wars of Religion, engaging in the massive Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573), organized by the Duke of Anjou, future Henry III of France, and leading the five-year Siege of Ménerbes (1573–1578), fought at a ...
1571 – Seventh national synod of the French reformed churches and affirmation of faith with the Confession de La Rochelle. [1] 1573 Siege of La Rochelle (1572–73) during the French Wars of Religion. [4] 24 June: Peace of La Rochelle treaty signed. [1] 1621 – Blockade of La Rochelle begins during Huguenot rebellion. 1627 – Siege of La ...
On June 6, 1573 Charles IX signed the Peace of La Rochelle ending the Fourth Civil War and guaranteeing French Protestants religious freedom. [citation needed] On August 25, 1573, one day after the anniversary of the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, the last of the siege of Sancerre survivors left the fortress. Châtre entered the empty city ...
In Amulet of Time: Shadow of la Rochelle, you'll travel throughout 16th century France, unlocking the secrets behind the King's attempted assassination, and unmasking those behind the conspiracy.
The Siege of La Rochelle, conducted by the king's brother Anjou during which Châteauvieux was wounded. After the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew the city of La Rochelle entered rebellion. The reduction of the city was viewed as a priority by the crown, which dispatched Anjou, brother to the king to conduct the siege of the city. [4]