AMBOISE, CONSPIRACY OF

1560, plot of the Huguenots (French Protestants) and the house of Bourbon to usurp the power of the Guise family, which virtually ruled France during the reign of the young Francis II. The plan, presumably worked out by Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé, provided for a march on the castle of Amboise, the abduction of King Francis II, and the arrest of François, duc de Guise, and his brother Charles, cardinal of Lorraine. The cardinal was forewarned, and the rebels, beaten before they had united their forces, were ruthlessly massacred. For weeks the bodies of hundreds of conspirators were hanging from the castle and from every tree in the vicinity. The Huguenots were enraged. A brief period of conciliation followed under the chancellorship of Michel de L'Hôpital, appointed by the king's mother, Catherine de' Medici. He temporarily halted Protestant persecution until the outbreak (1562) of the Wars of Religion.

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The Wars of Religion in France, 1559-1576: The Huguenots, Catherine de Medici and Philip II
Book by James Westfall Thompson; University of Chicago Pess, 1909
Subjects: France--History--Wars Of The Huguenots, 1562-1598, Sainte Ligue (1576-1593)
Amboise, 140 ; drownings at, 154 ; royal chest at, 346 . See also Amboise, Edict of. Amboise, conspiracy of: origin, 28 - 31 ; participation of DAndelot in, 30 ; secret...
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Catherine de Medicis - Vol. 2
Book by Paul Van Dyke; Charles Scribners Sons, 1922
Subjects: Catherine de Medici--Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France--1519-1589
...of interview with Queen of Spain, i, 320 , ft.; letters of, i, 133 , 147 Amboise, Bussy d, ii, 234 - 238 Amboise, Conspiracy of, i, 150 - 159 , 167 Amboise, Edict of, i, 277 , 312 , 313 , 326 - 328 , 340 American treasure fleets...
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The Reformation
Book by George P. Fisher; Scribner Armstrong, 1873
Subjects: Reformation
...than once cost them dear. The conspiracy of Amboise was a plot, of which a French...Davila makes the conspiracy of Amboise the result of this conference...which he gave in reference to the Amboise conspiracy, Calvin says: "Cependant...
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Renaissance and Reformation: A Survey of European History between 1450 and 1660
Book by V. H. H. Green; Edward Arnold, 1952
Subjects: Europe--History--1492-1648
...336 , 330 Amalia von Solms, 348 Amberger, Christopher, 133 Amboina, 353 , 355 , 352 Amboise, Conspiracy of, 266 - 7 ; Peace of, 269, 260 Amboise, Georges d, Cardinal, 86 Amiens, 277 , 260 Amsterdam, 28 , 242 , 257 , 258 , 343, 344...
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Politics & Religion in Seventeenth-Century France: A Study of Political Ideas from the Monarchomachs to Bayle, as Reflected in the Toleration Controversy
Book by W. J. Stankiewicz; University of California Press, 1960
Subjects: France--Edit De Nantes, France--Politics And Government--17th Cent, Freedom Of Religion--France
...of. See Alais, Edict of Alencon, national synod of 1637 , 127 Alexander VII, 150 Alva, Duke of, 22 Amboise, conspiracy of, 48 Amboise, Peace of 1563 , 22 Amyraut, Moise, 140 , 141 , 174 Anabaptists, 17 ; Hedion on, 8; concept of the...
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Graphic History: The Wars, Massacres and Troubles of Tortorel and Perrissin
Journal article by Orest Ranum; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 61, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Graphic History: The Wars, Massacres and Troubles of Tortorel and Perrissin (Book)--Book reviews
...drew on the images in his writing. The principal subjects are battles, sieges, massacres, executions, the conspiracy of Amboise, the accidents of Henri II and Guise. There is only one depiction of peace, the peace of Orleans of 1563...


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Leonardo in France; Renaissance Master Spent Last Years in Amboise as Guest of Francis 1
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 14, 2006
Subjects: Leonardo da Vinci
...Master Spent Last Years in Amboise as Guest of Francis 1. Byline...SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES AMBOISE, France - Soon we will be...Code," brings its tale of conspiracy, art history and clandestine...in Leonardos paintings. In Amboise, we join the millions who...


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Amboise, Conspiracy Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AMBOISE, CONSPIRACY OF 1560, plot of the Huguenots (French Protestants) and the house...de Bourbon, prince de Conde , provided for a march on the castle of Amboise, the abduction of King Francis II, and the arrest of Francois, duc...
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CondÉ , French Family
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...but won little favor at court. After his conversion to Protestantism he became involved in the Conspiracy of Amboise (1560; see Amboise, conspiracy of ) and escaped execution only through King Francis IIs premature death. He was restored to...
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Hotman, FranÇois
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...otmaN, 1524 90, French jurist. Converted (1547) to Protestantism and implicated (1560) in the conspiracy of Amboise (see Amboise, conspiracy of ), he spent large parts of his life in Switzerland. In his most influential work, Franco...
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Francis II , King of France
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...uncles, Francois and Charles de Guise . Their ruthless persecution of Protestantism led to the conspiracy of Amboise (1560; see Amboise, conspiracy of ), an attempt to remove the Guises from power. During Franciss reign French Protestantism...
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Guise
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...persecution of the Protestants, and their enmity toward the princes of Bourbon and Conde led to the conspiracy of Amboise (see Amboise, conspiracy of ), which they suppressed (1560). Shortly afterward, however, the death of Francis II deprived...
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