French+Wars+of+Religion

 __Causes/ Background Info. __ Valois Dynasty- Catholic Series of weak monarchs French Calvinists- Huguenots  -from all social classes Many nobles were Huguenots  -Bourbon Family Guise Family- Ultra- Catholics Towns and provinces dissatisfied with monarchy, likely to revolt Politiques: unity of France more important than religion  __Eruption of War __ Guise family start war with massacre Huguenot congregations at Vassy Huguenots possessed well organized military  -undefeated for more than a decade <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">St. Bartholemew Day’s Massacre <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> -killed Huguenot leaders at wedding of Henry of Navarre (Huguenot) and princess <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> -mobs/ violence in Paris <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ultra Catholics form Holy League <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> -wanted Henry of Guise as monarch <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">War of Three Henries __ <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Henry III- king <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Phillip II helps Henry of Guise seize Paris <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Henry of Guise made cheif minister <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Henry of Guise assassinated by Henry III <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Henry III joins with Henry of Navarre <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> -drive Holy League out of Paris <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Henry III assassinated <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> -by a monk for cooperating with a Protestant <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Henry of Navarre takes the throne <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> -Converts to a Catholic <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Edict of Nantes <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> -Catholicism: official religion of France <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> -Huguenots allowed to worship in certain places
 * __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">French Wars of Religion- Geena Dai __ **