Henry IV of France - Wider Historical Context
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- Created on: 06-04-15 15:49
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- Wider Historical Context
- Religion
- The Roman Catholic church was very powerful and far reaching in the late middle ages, however it was quite corrupt...
- 1515- All of west and Central Europe = Roman Catholic
- 1545 - North East Europe and France started becoming Protestant
- 1515- All of west and Central Europe = Roman Catholic
- 1517- Martin Luther - reformation starts to improve RC church
- ...led to Protestantism being led by a council of Bishops, not the Pope
- Renaissance ideas began to resurface across Europe
- ...led to Protestantism being led by a council of Bishops, not the Pope
- John Calvin- experienced religious conversion, published books about the church, Calvinism formed,a motivator rather than an innovator
- Background on France
- Still very medieval - Paris administrative center
- ORIGINS OF THE FRENCH WARS OF RELIGION...
- spread of Calvinism and growing religious disharmony
- social + economic tensions due to civil war
- growth of clientage and factional rivalry
- Weakness of Francis II
- MASSACRE OF ST BARTHOLOMEWS'S EVE
- Coligny (H) had total influence over Charles IX
- 1572- wedding of Margaret and Henry of Navarre, lots of Huge's
- slaughter of Huguenots took place in Paris arranged by the Duke of Guise
- Coligny died along with 4000 Hugu's
- the heirs and many townsfolk spread to the provinces
- Coligny died along with 4000 Hugu's
- The Roman Catholic church was very powerful and far reaching in the late middle ages, however it was quite corrupt...
- FACTIONS
- GUISE
- power base - East of France
- BOURBONS
- power base- South France + Picardy
- Heirs to the throne if the valois failed to produce an heir (Catherine de Medici and 4 sons)
- Henry of Navarre
- MONTMORENCYS
- the constable of France
- Anne Montmorency
- disliked the Guise but were devout Catholics
- GUISE
- Religion
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