The slaughter extends to Protestants in the …
Years: 1572 - 1572
October
The slaughter extends to Protestants in the provinces, not abating until October, by which an estimated twenty to fifty thousand Protestants have been slain.
Henri of Navarre is held prisoner at the royal court, Condé eventually escapes to Germany, and Andelot, Coligny's younger brother, becomes an exile in Switzerland.
Locations
People
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- France, (Valois) Kingdom of
- Netherlands, Habsburg
- England, (Tudor) Kingdom of
- Huguenots (the “Reformed”)
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Geuzen (the Beggars)
Topics
- Protestant Reformation
- Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival)
- Religion, Fourth War of
- St. Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of
