Assassination of François, Duke of Guise
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Assassination of François, Duke of Guise
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On 24 February 1563, François, Duke of Guise was assassinated by the Huguenot Jean de Poltrot during the Siege of Orléans. His death represents a critical turning point in the French Wars of Religion. It would be the first major assassination in what would become a blood feud between the various aristocratic houses which would see the deaths of Louis, Prince of Condé and the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre follow. It also proved a decisive factor in bringing the first War of Religion to a close i
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Murder in Orléans, France
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Fran%C3%A7ois,_Duke_of_Guise
date created:
2020-07-30T18:42:50Z
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2024-09-09T15:32:35Z
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