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Jan 1, 1500
France becomes regarded as a major power
France was regarded as a major power in Europe, but would once again become involved in protracted warfare. -
Period: Mar 1, 1562 to
French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion were fought between the Catholic League and the Huguenots from the March 1, 1562 massacre of 1,000 Hugeunots atVassy to 1598. -
Period: Nov 29, 1567 to
Samuel de Champlain
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Aug 24, 1572
Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Men, women, and children fell in heaps before the mobs and the bloodthirsty troops. In one week, almost 100,100 Protestants perished. -
Edict of Nantes April 13, 1598
It granted a large measure of religious liberty to hisProtestant subjects, the Huguenots. The edict upheld Protestants in freedom of conscience and permitted them to hold public worship in many parts of the kingdom, though not in Paris. -
Samuel de Champlain founds Port Royal
Samuel de Champlain, the greatest of the French explorers, founded Port Royal -
Champlain founds Quebec
Samuel de Champlain, founded Québec
