Massacre

massacre of Vassy

11 de mar. de 1562 · 48.50° N, 4.95° E

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11 de mar. de 1562
Tipo
Massacre
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48.50° N, 4.95° E
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mass killing of Huguenots by Francis, Duke of Guise, in Wassy, France, on 1 March 1562

Massacre of Vassy

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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