massacre of Vassy

When

11 Mar 1562

Kind

Massacre

Coordinates

48.50° N, 4.95° E

Description

mass killing of Huguenots by Francis, Duke of Guise, in Wassy, France, on 1 March 1562

1562 killing of Huguenots in Wassy, France

The Massacre of Vassy was the murder of Huguenot worshippers and citizens in an armed action by troops of the Duke of Guise, in Wassy, France on 1 March 1562. The massacre is identified as the first major event in the French Wars of Religion. The series of battles that followed concluded in the signing of the Peace of Amboise on 19 March 1563.

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• Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “An army led by François de Lorraine, Duke of Guise carries out the Massacre of Vassy, killing 50 and injuring hundreds of Protestants”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Der katholische Franz von Guise ordnet einen Überfall samt Massaker auf Protestanten bei der Stadt Wassy an”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “le massacre de Huguenots à Wassy sous les ordres du duc de Guise déclenche les guerres de Religion en France (fin en 1598)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Франсуа де Гиз со свитой напал на гугенотов в местечке Васси, убив несколько десятков человек”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “el duque de Guisa mata a 37 protestantes en la masacre de Wassy”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ヴァシーでプロテスタントたちが虐殺される（ヴァシーの虐殺）。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page