HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: French Wars Of Religion, House Of Tudor, Spanish Armada
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The house of bourbon (protestants) and the house of guise (catholics) hoped to overthrow the valois dynasty who phillip ii had been part of They fought nine civil wars the worst moment was the st. bartholomew"s day massacre in which 12,000. Protestants were killed because of catherine de medici. He was a huguenot and head of the house of. He fought with protestants and catholic politiques and became the king. He worked to rebuilding france and restoring its prosperity. He converted to catholicism and worked for peace for huguenots with his edict of nantes. He drove out spanish invaders and restored the power of the french government. When: late 1500"s, died in 1610 when stabbed by a fanatic. Bourbon monarchial power and make france strong in europe. He saw the independence of huguenot cities, french nobility, and hapsburg armies as danger to the french.
