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 Reformation
Book by George P. Fisher; Scribner Armstrong, 1873
Subjects: Reformation
...Calvinists 259 Calvin preaches to them submission; their patience 260 The conspiracy of Amboise 1560 260 Its consequences; the Edict of Romorantin 1560 261...
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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)
...portion of those relating to the conspiracy of Amboise in the Rev. hist. , XIV...identical with those wherein the conspiracy of Amboise was hatched La Place...formidable nature of the conspiracy of Amboise. 3 It is said that...
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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
...231 XXXVII. CATHERINES JOURNEYS OF PACIFICATION 244 XXXVIII. THE GREAT MATCHMAKER AGAIN AT WORK. THE SALCEDE CONSPIRACY PROPHESIES A NEW DANGER 266...
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The European Dynastic States, 1494-1660
Book by Richard Bonney; Oxford University Press, 1991
Subjects: Europe--History--1492-1648
...Institution or Institutes . French Calvinist Confession of Faith. 1560 Failure of the Huguenot Conspiracy of Amboise in France. Death of Philip Melanchthon. Triumph of Calvinism at Zurich effective end of Zwingli...
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Ploetz' Manual of Universal History
Book by William H. Tillinghast, Karl Julius Ploetz; Houghton Mifflin, 1925
Subjects: History--Outlines, Syllabi, Etc
PLOETZ MANUAL OF UNIVERSAL HISTORY TRANSLATED AND ENLARGED BY WILLIAM H. TILLINGHAST REVISED UNDER THE EDITORSHIP OF HARRY ELMER BARNES, PH.D. WITH THE COLLABORATION OF ALBERT H. IMLAH, THOMAS PRESTON PEARDON, AND JOHN HENRY...
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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
...dAubigne 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. Reliance...


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Most Trusty and Beloved: Sebastian Walsh Looks at a Forgotten Friend and Adviser to Queen Elizabeth from the Early Years of Her Reign
Magazine article by Sebastian Walsh; History Today, Vol. 55, September 2005
Subjects: Elizabeth I, Queen of England, English Renaissance, 1485-1649, Thockmorton, Nicholas
...resign in favour of Throckmorton. Though...men the Catholic conspiracy was real and this...involvement in the Norfolk conspiracy of 1569. This is usually...nobleman. It was a conspiracy only because no one...undermine the security of a Protestant Scotland...


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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
...THE WASHINGTON TIMES AMBOISE, France - Soon we will...Code," brings its tale of conspiracy, art history and clandestine...guide at the chateau of Amboise is unsure. "Hes either...Clos-Luce to the chateau of Amboise. Francis I often used...


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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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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 became...
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Religion, Wars Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Alencon, vainly sought to maintain a balance of power by siding now with the Catholics, now with the Huguenots. The Conspiracy of Amboise (1560), by which the Huguenots attempted to end the persecutions suffered at the hands of Francis II , was a...
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Hotman, FranÇois
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...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-Gallia (1573), he was...
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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 favor...
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