Catherine de Medici19 March 1563
Francis, Duke of Guise is assassinated and Catherines fears that the war might drag on so a truce is agreed in the Edict of Amboise
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Francis, Duke of Guise is assassinated and Catherines fears that the war might drag on so a truce is agreed in the Edict of Amboise
The Edict of Amboise also known as the Edict of Pacification, is signed at the Chateau of Amboise by Catherine de' Medici, acting as regent for her son Charles IX of France
The Treaty of Amboise officially ends the first phase of the French Wars of Religion
The Treaty of Amboise restores peace to France by guaranteeing the Huguenots religious privileges and freedoms
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