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Capture of Orleans

Name: Capture of Orleans – France factsheet records
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France · Warfare / Wars of Religion, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1562Date range

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Chronological records

1562

Louis I de Bourbon1562

Orleans · Warfare / Wars of Religion, 1st

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

Names involved

Louis I de Bourbon

Provenance

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