Michelade

When

9 Oct 1567

Kind

Massacre

Coordinates

43.84° N, 4.36° E

Description

mass murder of Catholics during the French Wars of Religion

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Massacre during the Second French War of Religion (1567)

The Michelade is the name given to the massacre of Catholics, including 18 Catholic priests and monks, by Protestant coup officials in Nîmes on Michaelmas 1567, after the outbreak of the second French War of Religion after the failure of the Surprise of Meaux. The massacre represented one of the largest non-military massacres by Protestants during the civil wars.

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début de la deuxième guerre de Religion en France ; Michelade à Nîmes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page