Siege of Sancerre

The Siege of Sancerre (1572-1573) was a siege of the fortified hilltop city of Sancerre in central France during the Wars of Religion where the Huguenot population held out for nearly eight months against the Catholic forces of the king. In 1529, John Calvin followed Protestant Reformer Melchior Wolmar to Bourges to continue his law studies under Andrea Alciati, an...
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  • Nov 9, 1572

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  • Aug 25, 1573

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French Wars of Religion

The French Wars of Religion (1562–98) is the name given to a period of civil infighting and military operations, primarily between French Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots), which also involved the factional struggles between the aristocratic houses of France such as the House of Bourbon and...
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