Massacre of Wassy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Wassy Massacre
gptkbp:cause religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants
gptkbp:commemoratedBy memorial in Wassy
gptkbp:date 1562-03-01
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massacre of Wassy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wassy,_France
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:French_Wars_of_Religion
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Francis,_Duke_of_Guise
gptkbp:result outbreak of the First War of Religion in France
gptkbp:significance triggered the French Wars of Religion
gptkbp:target Protestant congregation
gptkbp:victim gptkb:French_Huguenots
over 100 wounded
at least 50 killed
gptkbp:witnessedBy gptkb:Anne_de_Montmorency
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:François,_Duke_of_Guise
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6