Louis I de Bourbon Biography and Timeline

Siege of Metz

Sees action at the Siege of Metz

Role range: 1547-1559

Battle of Quentin

Sees action at the Battle of St Quentin

Role range: 1547-1559

Succession

At the accession of the Guise King appoints himself military protector of the Huguenots

Conde Emerges As Protestant Patron

Louis I prince of Condé became an important aristocratic protector of French Protestant interests.

Arrest of Conde

Louis Prince of Conde is arrested on suspicion of leading the Amboise conspiracy

Role range: 1560-1560

Arrest of Louis I de Bourbon

Louis Prince of Conde is arrested on suspicion of leading the Amboise conspiracy

Role range: 1560-1560

Trial

Sentenced to death for his part in the Conspiracy of Amboise

Death Sentence

Conde is sentenced to death before Francis II dies

Role range: 1560-1560

Arrest of Louis I de Bourbon

The King dies & Louis death sentence is commuted, the Queen Mother needs his support

Conde Reprieved

Francis II's death prevents Conde's execution and changes the political balance

Role range: 1560-1560

Amboise Conspiracy

The "Amboise conspiracy", or "Tumult of Amboise", the attempt on the part of a group of disaffected nobles (led by Jean du Barry, seigneur de la Renaudie) to abduct the young king and eliminate the Guise faction, is foiled

Tumult of Amboise

The "Amboise conspiracy", or "Tumult of Amboise", the attempt on the part of a group of disaffected nobles (led by Jean du Barry, seigneur de la Renaudie) to abduct the young king and eliminate the Guise faction, is foiled

Plot

Plots to capture Francis II, believes his elder brother should be Regent

Edict of Orleans

Persecution of French Huguenots is suspended by the Edict of Orleans

Role range: 1561-1561

Huguenot Relief

The Edict of Orleans eases pressure on French Huguenots

Role range: 1561-1561

Persecution Suspended

Royal policy temporarily suspends persecution of Huguenots

Role range: 1561-1561

Colloquy of Poissy

Supports attempts to achieve a Protestant Catholic compromise at Poissy

Role range: 1561-1561

Governor of Picardy

Appointed Governor of Picardy

Role range: 1561-1569

Edict of January Prepared

Supports negotiations that lead toward limited toleration for Huguenots

Role range: 1561-1562

Huguenot Patronage

Conde becomes increasingly associated with the Huguenot political cause

Role range: 1561-1569

Capture of Orleans

Conde makes Orleans the main Huguenot stronghold

Role range: 1562-1598 – 1561-1569

Huguenot Rising

Conde takes leadership of the Huguenot military cause

Role range: 1562-1598 – 1561-1569

Treaty of Hampton Court

Conde accepts English support and offers Le Havre as security

Role range: 1562-1598 – 1561-1569

March on Paris

Conde threatens Paris with Huguenot forces before Dreux

Role range: 1562-1598 – 1561-1569

Battle of Dreux

Conde is captured during the first major battle of the war

Role range: 1562-1598 – 1561-1569

Arrest of Louis I de Bourbon

Captured in battle at the western edge of the Ile de France

Siege of Paris

Marches on Paris

Battle of Dreux

At the Battle of Dreux and at Orleans, occur the first major engagements; at Dreux, Conde is captured by the Guises and Montmorency, the governor general, by the Bourbons

Battle of Orleans

At the Battle of Dreux and at Orleans, occur the first major engagements; at Dreux, Conde is captured by the Guises and Montmorency, the governor general, by the Bourbons

Capture of Le Havre

Surrenders Le Harvre to England to gain military support against the Duke of Guise

Capture of Orleans

After the Guise massacres Hugenots at Vassy & captures Paris, Louis captures Orleans

Capture of Paris

After Guise massacres Hugenots at Vassy & captures Paris, Louis captures Orleans

Huguenots

The duc de Guise orders the massacre of Huguenots at Vassy & provokes the Wars of Religion

Massacre

The duc de Guise orders the massacre of Huguenots at Vassy & provokes the Wars of Religion

Persecution

The duc de Guise orders the massacre of Huguenots at Vassy & provokes the Wars of Religion

Siege of Loire

The Bourbons, led by Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Cond‚, organise a protectorate over the Protestant churches and begin to seize and garrison strategic towns along the Loire

Conde Mobilizes Huguenot Forces

Prince Louis of Condé rallied Protestant forces as the outbreak of civil war shattered attempts at compromise.

Conde Captured At Dreux

The prince of Condé was captured following the Battle of Dreux, a major engagement in the first religious war.

Pacification of Amboise

Conde accepts peace terms after the first war of religion

Role range: 1562-1598 – 1561-1569

Release after Peace

Conde resumes political activity after the pacification

Role range: 1561-1569