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Amboise Conspiracy
In March 1560, French Huguenot nobles plotted a 'surprise conspiracy' at Amboise to seize the royal family and weaken the Guise brothers' monopoly on…
Timeline
- 1560Amboise · Indre-et-LoireAgainst the backdrop of the Duke of Guise François and his brother Cardinal Charles effectively controlling the government, Huguenots and some moderate nobles conspired to launch a surprise attack near Amboise Castle, seizing or controlling the royal family to restore constitutional order and religious tolerance.
- 1560Amboise Castle · FranceAfter the conspiracy leaked, royal forces under the Guise brothers struck preemptively, defeating and capturing many participants near Amboise. In the following weeks, numerous nobles and followers were executed, some with their bodies hung on the castle's outer walls, shocking the nation.
Sources
- Amboise conspiracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amboise_conspiracy
- The French Wars of Religion 1562-1629 — Mack P. Holt (2005)