Fort Louis (La Rochelle)
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Fort Louis (La Rochelle)
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Fort Louis was a Royal fort built just outside the walls of the Huguenot city in La Rochelle. The fort was a source of great tension between the Huguenots of La Rochelle and Louis XIII, and was perceived as a real threat to their survival. Marshal Lesdiguieres predicted "Either La Rochelle must take Fort Louis, or the Fort will destroy La Rochelle." The construction of the fort had been started by the Count of Soissons in 1620 during the first Huguenot rebellion. With the Treaty of Montpellier,
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Louis_(La_Rochelle)
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2016-10-15T02:33:45Z
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