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Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date August 24, 1572 - August 25, 1572
Location France • Paris
Participants France • Huguenot • Roman Catholicism

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François Dubois: The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day
Gaspard II de Coligny
Catherine de' Medici
Henry de Guise
Black and white illustration of grieving Huguenots comforting each other indoors as a group of people look anxiously out a window during the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in France.
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Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de’ Medici
queen of France
Charles IX, portrait by an unknown artist, 16th century; in the Musée de Versailles, France.
Charles IX
king of France