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Which French cities experienced violence after the Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day spread beyond Paris?
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Catherine de’ Medici
Catherine de' Medici.
Following the initial violence in Paris on August 24–25, 1572, the Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day spread to several other French provinces. Cities that experienced targeted violence against Huguenots included:
These disturbances continued until the beginning of October 1572. While Catherine de’ Medici is historically blamed for the orchestration of the massacre, modern historical analysis suggests she likely authorized the assassination of Gaspard II de Coligny and his primary lieutenants rather than the widespread slaughter that followed.12