8 April 1498
Death of Charles VIII
Death of Charles VIII, the last of the elder branch of the House of Valois. Death of Charles VIII, he throne passes to a cousin, the duc dOrleans, who reigns as King Louis XII
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Death of Charles VIII, the last of the elder branch of the House of Valois. Death of Charles VIII, he throne passes to a cousin, the duc dOrleans, who reigns as King Louis XII
The "Amboise conspiracy", or "Tumult of Amboise", the attempt on the part of a group of disaffected nobles (led by Jean du Barry.
The Guise brothers suspected Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Cond‚ of leading the plot, and he was arrested but eventually freed for lack of evidence, adding to the tensions of the period.
seigneur de la Renaudie) to abduct the young king and eliminate the Guise faction, is foiled.
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
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
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
Conspiracy seeks to remove Guise influence from the young king
Guise helps suppress the Amboise conspiracy against royal government
Guise helps suppress the Amboise conspiracy against the royal government
Cardinal of Lorraine defends Guise influence during the Amboise crisis
Jean du Barry seigneur de la Renaudie is killed during the 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
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
Catherine de Medici grants limited toleration of the Huguenots by the Pacification of Amboise
The Pacification of Amboise ends the 1st War of Religion. Catherine de Medici grants limited toleration of the Huguenots by the Pacification of Amboise
The Pacification of Amboise ends the 1st War of Religion. Catherine de Medici grants limited toleration of the Huguenots by the Pacification of Amboise
Catherine de Medici grants limited toleration of the Huguenots by the Pacification of Amboise
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
Catherine de Medici negotiates the Edict of Amboise after Guise's death
Catherine issues the Edict of Amboise to end the first war
The royal government grants limited toleration and ends the first war
L'Hospital supports the legal settlement ending the first religious war
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 restores peace to France by guaranteeing the Huguenots religious privileges and freedoms
Coligny accepts the pacification while Huguenot military strength is weakened
Conde accepts peace terms after the first war of religion
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