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Huguenot Rebellion (1620–1622)
From 1620 to 1622, French Huguenots under Protestant prince Henry of Rohan rose in armed revolt against Louis XIII and Queen Mother Marie de' Medici'…
Timeline
- 1620Paris · Île-de-FranceIn 1620, Louis XIII, under the influence of Queen Mother Marie de' Medici and favorite Concino Concini, decided to cut the Huguenots' political and military privileges under the Edict of Nantes, provoking a strong backlash from Protestant nobles against the expansion of centralization.
- 1620–1621Languedoc and Gascony · OccitaniaHuguenot leader Henry of Rohan (Duke of Montauban) rose in the southwest, and royal forces besieged Montauban and elsewhere; after Concini's assassination in 1621, Louis XIII ruled personally, further intensifying military pressure.
- 1622Montpellier · OccitaniaIn 1622 French forces besieged Montpellier, and Rohan ultimately accepted the Peace of Montpellier: the Huguenots retained the right to worship and a few fortresses such as La Rochelle, but had to demolish their other fortified cities, greatly weakening their armed forces.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Huguenot rebellions https://www.britannica.com/event/Huguenot-rebellions
- Holt, Mack P. The French Wars of Religion, 1562–1629 — Mack P. Holt (2005)