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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).
Jean Guitton and the defenders vowing to defend La Rochelle to the death The surrender of La Rochelle, 17th century Entrance of Louis XIII in La Rochelle, by Pierre Courtilleau. Residents of La Rochelle had resisted for 14 months, under the leadership of the mayor Jean Guitton and with gradually diminishing help from England. During the siege ...
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 ...
10th C. – La Rochelle existed under the name of Rupella. [1] 1199 – "Communal charter" granted Eleanor, duchess of Aquitaine. [1] 1209 – Lantern Tower founded. [1] 1219 – La Rochelle besieged during the Albigensian Crusade. 1224 – Siege of La Rochelle (1224) by forces of Louis VIII of France. [1] 1298 – Hôtel de Ville completed. [2 ...
Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573) Siege of Sancerre This page was last edited on 20 January 2022, at 13:19 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Travel through time to find the would-be assassin of the King of France In the present day, you're greeted by the ghost of Diane de Poitiers, mistress to the King of France in the 16th century.
Siege of La Rochelle (1224) Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573) T. Timeline of La Rochelle This page was last edited on 18 April 2022, at 01:38 (UTC). ...