Wars of Religion in France

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wars_of_Religion_in_France
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:book_series
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:French_Wars_of_Religion
gptkbp:cause gptkb:military
political rivalry
gptkbp:conflict Catholics vs Huguenots
gptkbp:endDate 1598
gptkbp:followedBy Edict of Nantes era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wars of Religion in France
gptkbp:impact decline of French nobility
increased religious tolerance
rise of royal power
gptkbp:involvedGroup gptkb:French_Catholics
gptkb:Huguenots
gptkbp:location gptkb:France
gptkbp:mainCatholicLeader gptkb:Catherine_de'_Medici
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:mainProtestantLeader gptkb:Henry_of_Navarre
gptkbp:monarchDuringTerm gptkb:Henry_IV_of_France
gptkb:Charles_IX_of_France
gptkb:Henry_III_of_France
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Coutras
gptkb:Battle_of_Dreux
gptkb:Battle_of_Ivry
gptkb:Battle_of_Jarnac
gptkb:Battle_of_Moncontour
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:St._Bartholomew's_Day_Massacre
gptkb:Siege_of_La_Rochelle
gptkb:War_of_the_Three_Henrys
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Louis_I_de_Bourbon,_Prince_de_Condé
gptkb:Margaret_of_Valois
gptkb:Francis,_Duke_of_Anjou
gptkb:Henry_I,_Duke_of_Guise
gptkb:Admiral_Coligny
gptkbp:numberOfWars eight
gptkbp:precededBy Spread of Protestantism in France
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Counter-Reformation
gptkb:Reformation
gptkb:Thirty_Years'_War
gptkbp:result gptkb:Edict_of_Nantes
gptkbp:significance influenced European politics
major religious conflict in Europe
shaped French monarchy
gptkbp:startDate 1562
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Edict_of_Nantes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_Renaissance
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5