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François Dubois: The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day, oil on wood by François Dubois, 1572–84; in the Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day
French history [1572]
Quick Facts
- Date:
- August 24, 1572 - August 25, 1572
- Participants:
- France
- Huguenot
- Roman Catholicism
- Key People:
- Catherine de’ Medici
- Charles IX
Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day, massacre of French Huguenots (Protestants) in Paris on August 24/25, 1572, plotted by Catherine de’ Medici and carried out by Roman Catholic nobles and other citizens. It was one event in the series of civil wars between Roman Catholics and Huguenots that beset France in the late 16th century. The Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day had for its background the political and religious rivalries of the court of France. Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny, a Huguenot leader, supported a war in the Low Countries against Spain as a means to prevent a resumption of civil ...(100 of 567 words)
