French Wars of Religion One morning at the gates of the Louvre, 19th-century painting by Édouard Debat-Ponsan
French Protestants (Calvinists) Huguenots French Protestants (Calvinists) Some rights reserved by manoellemos
Catherine de’ Medici Queen of France
The last of the Valois Dynasty Catherine’s Sons The last of the Valois Dynasty
Queen Regent Some rights reserved by Arne Hendriks
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St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre 20,000 Protestants Killed
Henry IV Henry, the Protestant King of Navarre, defeats the Catholic League. Henry IV, as Hercules vanquishing the Lernaean Hydra (i.e. the Catholic League), by Toussaint Dubreuil, circa 1600
Worth a Mass Some rights reserved by Larry Johnson
Politi-Q
Politics Over Religion Politique Politics Over Religion Henry IV
Politics Over Religion Politique Politics Over Religion Cardinal Richelieu
The Edict of Nantes (1598)
RELIGIOUS TOLERATION (Within Limits)
Bourbon monarchs would rule France until the French Revolution. House of Bourbon Bourbon monarchs would rule France until the French Revolution. Art Credit: Sodacan
KEY POINTS HUGUENOTS (French Calvinists) Catherine de Medici Queen of France (Catholic) St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre 20,000 Protestants Killed Henry IV (of Navarre (Protestant) Politique (“Paris is worth a mass.”) Edict of Nantes House of BOURBON Succeeded Valois Dynasty Art Credit: Sodacan