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The private army of Duc Francois de Guise massacred a Huguenot congregation at Vassy, setting off the first Wars of Religion.
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The Hugenots thought they'd see themselves take up force of arms influenced by John Calvin's teachings
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Francois de Guise and his army defeated Louis I de Bourbon and his Huguenots.
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Francois de Guise(French Catholic) gets assassinated by the Hugenots.
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Puts an end to the First Civil Wars of French Civil Wars of Religion.
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Charles IX declared an adult
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Huguenots try to kidnap king Charles IX causing the second War of Religion to break lose.
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Huguenots were defeated at the Battle of Saint Denis against the French Catholics near Paris, France
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The Huguenots assaulted the town of Chartres, France.
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The Peace of Longjumeau, signed by Charles IX of France and Catharine de' Medici ended the Second Civil Wars of French Civil Wars of Religion.
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Recall on the Peace of Longjumeau starts the Thrid Civil Wars of French Civil Wars of Religion.
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Henry III with his royal army defeats the Huguenots and kills Louis I de Bourbon during the Battle of Jarnac.
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Gaspard de Colingy leads the Huguenots in the defeat of the French Catholics lead by Henry of Anjou at La Roche-l'Abeile Haute-Vienne, France.
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Duke Henry of Anjou defeats the Huguenots at Moncontour, Vienne near Poitiers, France.
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The Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was signed by Charles IX(French Catholic) and Gaspard de Colingy(Huguenots) ending the Thrid French Civil Wars of Religion.
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Henry of Navarre becomes the new King of Navarre upon the death of his mother.
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Henry of Navarre gets married to Margaret of Valois the daughter of Catharine de' Medicis.
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The assassination of Admiral de Colingy fails.
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King Charles IX orders massacre of thousands of French Protestants.
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Henyr III becomes the king of France
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Henry III of France is crowned king at Rheims.
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The Peace of Monsieur ended the Fifth Civil War of the French Civil Wars of Religion and gives the Huguenots the right to nationwide freedom worship.
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The Peace of Bergerac ended the Sixth Civil War of the French Wars of Religion and gave the Huguenots the right to only allow pratice their faith in the suburbs of one town each in each judicial disrict.
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The brother of king Henry III(French Catholic), Francios(French Catholic) dies, now the Henry III's Cousin is next in line for the French throne the Huguenot Henry of Bourbon-Navarre.
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The Treaty of Nemours signed by Cathrine de' Medici(Huguenot) and the House of Guise, the Treaty of Nemours cancelled all previous edicts, dismissed all Huguenots from official office and forced the Henry III(French Catholic) to capitulate to the demands of the Catholic League.
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The Battle of Coutras was a major engagement in one of the eighth and final wars of the French Religious Wars between the army under Henry of Navarre (Huguenot) and a royal army led by Anne, Duke of Joyeuse(French Catholic). Henry of Navarre was victorious.
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The Battle of Vimory was the a battle between French royal Catholic forces of King Henry III of France and German and Swiss mercenaires, hired to assit Henry of Navarre's Huguenot's.
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Henri de Guise(French Catholic) wins against the Huhuenot's in the last and final war of the War of the Three Henry's.
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Riots in the streets of Paris cause Henry III to pack his bags and flee the city to Chartres.
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The Holy League forces King Henry III to sign the Edict of Union, which makes Henri de Guise commander of all troops and declares it illegal for a non-Catholic to become ruler of France.
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Henry III arranged for the assassination of the Henri de Guise.
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Henry III arranged for the assassination of the Henri de Guise's brother, the Cardinal Louis de Guise, who was also archbishop of Reims.
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Catherine de Médicis dies because of lung infection.
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King Henry III allies himself with Huguenot Henry of Navarre and together they start the Siege of Paris, which the Holy League had managed to overcome, the siege is unsuccessful.
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Hnery III is killed by Jacques Clément who stabs a kinfe into his abdomen.
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The Battle of Arques was battle between the French royal forces of King Henry IV of France and troops of the Catholic League commanded by Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, it was a victory for the Huguenots.
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The Battle of Ivry was a decisive victory for Henry of Navarre, the future Henry IV of France, leading Huguenot forces against the Catholic League forces led by the Duc de Mayenne.
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Henry IV converts to Catholicism
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Paris submits to Henry IV's rule
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Henry IV declares war on Spain and follows up with a thorough and countrywide clean up to get rid of all his enemies.
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In Burgundy, Henry IV wins the Battle of Fontaine-Française
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Henry signs the Edict of Nantes, which puts and end to the French Wars of Religion.
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The Peace of Vervins was signed between the representatives of Henry IV of France and Philip II of Spain ending the war between Henry IV and Spain.