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Catholic League

France · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1587–1593Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1587

Henry III1587

Paris · Warfare / Civil War

Henry is forced to join the Catholic League by the Paris mob

1593

Henry IV1593

Paris · Warfare / Civil War

The Catholic League holds Paris & the Assembly calls for a Catholic King of France. Makes a truce with the Catholic League. Converts to Catholicism & makes a truce with the Catholic League

Names involved

Henry IIIHenry IV

Provenance

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