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- French Wars of Religion - Every Week (1559-1598) Timeline:
- Notes: The Reformed Church of France (Calvinists) align with French Huguenots and Swiss Mercenaries remain loyal to the French Crown, the
- House of Valois-Angouleme rules France under Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III, the Marquisate of Saluzzo is under French vassalage
- 1559:
- July:
- 10: The House of Guise gains power in France after the death of Henry II
- December: Catholics and Huguenots riot in Paroisse Saint-Medard in Paris
- 1560:
- February:
- 01: Huguenots rally near Nantes in preparation to kidnap the King of France, the House of Bourbon aligns with the Huguenots
- 21: The Huguenots rally in Amboise
- March:
- 11: Huguenots move towards Tour from Amboise but are stopped by Government forces
- 15: Huguenots from Amboise battle Government forces in Blois
- 17: Government forces suppress the conspiracy
- April: By this point, Huguenots riot in Rouen and La Rochelle, Huguenots take control of Montauban and much of the south, notably Dauphine, Provence and Lyonnais, minus the cities,
- and Catholics attack Huguenots in Sens, Cahors, Abbeville, Marseilles, Toul in Lorraine, Agen, Carcassonne and Tours
- September:
- 07: Huguenots clash with Government forces in Lyon and Government forces subdue the conflict
- October:
- 14: Huguenots revolt in Angers and battle Catholic Extremists
- 24: Government forces suppress the religious riots in Angers
- December:
- 05: King Francis II dies, with the Privy Council established as a regency under Catherine de Medici and House of Medici, the House of Guise aligns with
- the Government
- 1561:
- February:
- 24: Huguenots take control of Catholic churches and clash with Catholics in Toulouse
- April:
- 06: The House of Guise, House of Montemorency and Catholic Extremists name themselves the Triumvirate, seeing themselves comparable to the Roman Triumvirate of Mark Antony and such
- May:
- 18: Huguenots battle Catholics in Toulouse, Government forces then take control of the city from the rioters
- 1562:
- January: All of the Guyenne region except for Toulouse and Bordeaux is under Huguenot control
- February:
- 07: Huguenots and Catholics arm themselves in Toulouse
- March:
- 01: Guise forces and ultra-Catholic factions storm Vassy and clash with Huguenots before massacring them all, beginning open hostilities between Catholics and Protestants
- in France, Huguenots rally in Rouen
- 22: Huguenots capture Dieppe
- 29: Huguenots and Catholics clash in Sens
- April: Huguenots capture Valence, Vire, Bourges, Caen, Angers, Sancerre, Etampes, Poitiers, and Dreux, Huguenots battle Government forces in Cherbourg before being crushed
- by Government forces
- 02: Huguenots capture Orleans, and other cities like Angers, Blois and Tours
- 04: Catholics and Huguenots riot in Toulouse with the Catholics taking control of Hotel de Ville and the Parlement of Toulouse
- 05: Catholics storm the Reformed Church building at the Port of St. Antoine in Paris and launch a coup d'etat, taking control of the Regency and kidnapping the young French King
- 12: Catholics storm Sens and massacre the Huguenot population
- 15: Huguenots launch a coup and take control of Rouen
- 19: The Triumvirate and other Catholic Extremists are directly supported by the Regency after Catherine summons them
- 20: By this point, Huguenots capture Romans-sur-Isere and Grenoble but Government forces are sieged in Vienne
- 29: Huguenots enter Lyon
- 30: Huguenots secure Lyon
- May: Huguenots secure Languedoc Region including Montpellier, Protestant German Mercenaries, House of Wittelsbach and the Electorate of the Palatinate align with the Huguenots
- 08: Huguenots capture La Havre and the Kingdom of England sends troops in support of the rebels
- 12: Huguenots take control of the Hotel de Ville and begin street fighting with Catholics and Government forces
- 13: Huguenots and Catholics begin battling at Place Saint-Georges, to the Place Saint-Sernin, the Porte du Bazâcle in Toulouse
- 14: Huguenots capture Vendome
- 15: Catholics attack Huguenots at Hotel de Ville
- 16: Huguenots and Catholic sign a truce but Catholics then massacre the Huguenots, ending Huguenot influence in the city
- 28: Government forces siege Rouen
- June: Huguenots secure Montauban, Castres and Bearn regions from Government forces, Government forces siege Bourges and Orleans but Huguenots repel them from Orleans
- 03: Huguenots capture Grande Chartreuse
- July: Government forces recapture Poitiers and Bourges
- 03: Huguenots siege Montbrison
- 14: Huguenots secure Montbrison
- 15: Huguenots capture Montrond, Spain sends troops in support of the Government and Catholic Extremists
- August: Government and Spanish forces recapture Bergerac, Agen and Lectoure
- 02: Huguenots enter the Avignon Papacy and capture the Palace of Sorgues, as well as Caderousse, Bédarrides, Courthézon, Orange,
- Sarrians, Piolenc, and Chateauneuf
- September: Government and Spanish forces secure Guyenne except for Montauban
- October: Government forces recapture Dreux, An army of Mercenaries lead by Francois de Colingny d'Andelot enter France from the HRE and move towards Orleans
- 07: Huguenots reach Siorac and advance towards Vergt
- 09: Catholic forces defeat Huguenots at the Battle of Vergt, however Huguenot bands raid Catholic towns in the Dordogne
- 29: Government forces and Catholic forces defeat Huguenots in Rouen
- November:
- 01: The Mercenaries from the HRE reach Orleans
- 15: Huguenots attack Parisian suburbs from Orleans but then retreat to La Havre
- December: Huguenots capture Saint-Foy-la-Grande
- 19: Huguenots clash with Catholic forces at Dreux and are defeated by Catholic forces, the Triumvirate
- 1563:
- January: Huguenots recapture Mussidan, Government forces recapture Etampes
- February:
- 05: Government forces reach the eastern side of Orleans and siege the city
- 10: Government forces capture the suburb of Portereau in Orleans
- 24: Government forces lift the siege of Orleans due to the death of the Duke of Guise, the Triumvirate collapses
- March: Huguenots recapture Bergerac and surround Bordeaux
- 01: Goverment forces capture Caen
- 19: The Peace of Amboise is signed between Government forces and the Huguenots
- July:
- 29: French forces recapture La Havre and Dieppe, England ends support for the Huguenots
- 1567:
- September:
- 27: Huguenots capture Soissons
- 28: Huguenots attempt and fail to kidnap the French King and fail
- 29: Huguenots riot in Nimes and clash with Catholics
- October: Huguenots take control of La Rochelle, the Duchy of Saxony and Savoy both send troops in support of the Government,
- Huguenots under Francois de Hangest Sieur de Genlis & d'Abbecourt capture Bray, Chauny, Courcy, Vailly, Bruyeres, Harccourt and Crecy
- November:
- 10: Huguenots clash with Government forces at Saint-Denis before the Huguenots are repelled, through Huguenots
- capture Blois
- 12: Huguenots retreat to Montereau from Saint-Denis then retreat into Lorraine
- 1568:
- January: The County Palatinate of Zweibrucken aligns with the Huguenots, England finances the Huguenots and German Mercenaries, the Picardy League begins to form
- in the Picardy Region, at Aigues-Mortes, Beaucaire, Issoire, La Seyne, Mas-Grenier, Nyons, Perigueux, Peronne and Serres, and aligns with ultra-Catholics, the House of Guise
- remains allied to the Government
- February:
- 28: Huguenots siege Chartres
- March:
- 07: Catholic forces defeat Huguenots in Chartres and ends the siege
- 23: The Peace of Longjumeau ends the conflict, Dutch Rebels in the Netherlands ally with the Huguenots
- July:
- 29: Catholics attempt and fail to capture the Prince of Conde near Sens
- August: Huguenots revolt in Poitou, Saintonge, Angouleme and Cognac regions, the city of Poitiers isn't captured nor sieged yet
- October: Catholics attempt and fail to capture Charente and the Dordogne
- 12: Huguenots from France enter Belgium and capture Givet
- 23: Huguenots reach Wavre and join with Dutch rebels
- November:
- 03: Huguenots and Dutch rebels reach outside of Liege and siege the city
- 12: Huguenots and Dutch rebels are defeated at La Quesnoy
- 17: Dutch rebels dissolve except for rebels at Liege and Friesland
- December:
- 05: Spanish forces lift the siege of Liege
- 1569:
- January: Spain, the Papal States and Grand Duchy of Tuscany (That forms in March of this year) sends troops in support of the Government and
- Catholics
- 01: Government forces siege Sancerre
- February:
- 14: Huguenot forces lift the siege of Sancerre
- March:
- 13: Catholics clash with Huguenots at Jarnac and defeat the Huguenots
- June:
- 25: Huguenots clash with Catholics at La Roche-l'Abeille and capture the town from the Catholics, other towns like La Chapelle-Faucher, Perigord and Paulon
- July:
- 24: Huguenots siege Poitiers
- August:
- 09: Catholic forces siege Navarrenx and capture Castres and Orthez
- 24: Huguenots recapture Orthez
- September:
- 07: Catholics lift the siege
- October:
- 03: Huguenots clash with Catholics at Moncontour near Poitiers, Catholics defeat them and lift the siege
- 15: Government forces capture Chatellerault, Niort and Lusignan
- 24: Saint-Jean-d'Angely is sieged by Government forces
- 1570:
- June:
- 27: Huguenots capture Arnay-le-Duc in Cote-d'Or department
- July:
- 17: Government forces siege Rabastens-de-Bigore
- 24: Government forces storm Rabastens-de-Bigore
- August:
- 08: The Edict of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is signed, ending the Third Religious War
- 1572:
- April:
- 01: Dutch rebels capture Brielle
- May:
- 21: French Huguenots invade Spanish Netherlands and capture Valenciennes
- 23: Huguenots reach Mons
- 31: Huguenots capture Mon
- June:
- 01: Spanish forces recapture Valenciennes and sends troops in support of the Catholic League
- 23: Spanish forces siege Mons
- July:
- 23: Dutch rebels cross from Germany and capture Roermond
- August:
- 02: Huguenots take control of Sancerre
- 23: Catholic Extremists alongside Government forces round up and massacre Huguenots in Paris in the St. Batholomew's Day Massacre
- 26: The Massacre in Paris ends
- 27: Dutch rebels capture Diest, Termonde, Oudenaarde and Nivelles
- September: Catholic Extremists and Government forces massacre Huguenots in Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lyon, Bourges, Rouen, Orleans, Meaux, Angers, La Charite, Saumur,
- Gaillac and Troyes, the Politiques is established as a Moderate party within the Government consisting of moderate Catholics and Huguenots against Catholic Extremists, the House of Montmorency
- allies with the Politques, Catholic Extremists siege the city of Sommieres
- 01: Dutch rebels reach Leuven before capturing the city
- 10: Dutch rebels reach near Mons
- 21: Spanish forces capture Mons, ending the siege and Huguenot support for the Dutch Rebels
- October: Catholic Extremists and Government forces massacre Huguenots in Bordeaux
- December:
- 13: Government forces reach Puy-le-Boreau near La Rochelle
- 1573:
- January:
- 13: Catholic Extremists and Government forces siege Sancerre against the Huguenots
- February:
- 07: Government forces siege Sancerre
- 11: Government forces and Catholic Extremists siege La Rochelle
- 13: Catholic Extremists lift the siege of Sommieres
- April:
- 19: The Kingdom of England sends troops in support of the Huguenots at La Rochelle
- June:
- 26: Huguenots defeat Government forces and lift the siege of La Rochelle
- July:
- 11: The Edict of Boulogne is signed, Huguenots lose Cognac and Charite towns but gain La Rochelle, Montauban and Nimes
- August:
- 31: Catholic Extremists and Government forces secure Sancerre
- 1574:
- February:
- 27: The Malcontents align with the Huguenots and fail to capture the King in Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- April:
- 10: The Malcontents attempt and fail to capture the King in Vincennes Castle
- May: Huguenots launch an offensive into Normandy
- June:
- 20: Huguenots from Switzerland and Neuchatel reach Besancon but are repelled by Catholic forces by the next day
- 26: Government forces defeat Huguenots in Normandy
- October:
- 10: Malcontents and Huguenots clash with Government forces at Dormans before Government forces repel them
- 1576:
- May:
- 06: The Edict of Beaulieu is signed
- June:
- 06: The Catholic Leagues are formed, taking full control of the Picardy Region, and gaining a presence in Sens, Bourges, Dun-le-Roi,
- Vierzon, Mehun-sur-Yèvre and Toulouse
- November: The Catholic League has a presence in Paris
- 1577:
- March: Catholic Extremists and Huguenots clash in Dauphine and Provence, Catholic Extremists take control of most of the area and Grenoble, Huguenots by this point capture La Mure
- May:
- 01: Government forces capture Charite and Brouage
- June: The Catholic League takes control of the Poitou, Huguenots siege Montpellier before lifting the siege
- September:
- 17: The Peace of Bergerac is signed
- 1578:
- February:
- 14: The Malcontents dissolve
- 1579:
- August:
- 17: Government forces capture Cambrai in the Netherlands
- November:
- 29: Huguenots capture La Fere
- 1580:
- January: The Catholic League captures La Mure
- May:
- 30: Huguenots capture Cahors
- September:
- 19: The Treaty of Plessis-les-Tours is signed between France and the Netherlands (Dutch Rebels), France withdraws from Spanish Netherlands but France and Huguenots
- support the Dutch Rebels, the Duke of Anjou sits on the throne of the Netherlands and France sends troops in support of the Netherlands
- November:
- 26: The Peace of Fleix is signed, ending hostilities between Huguenots and Catholics for now
- 1582:
- January: The Catholic Leagues take full control of Brittany, Touraine, Normandy, Champagne and parts of Burgundy in Beaune, Auxonne and Dijon
- 1583:
- August: French forces withdraw from the Netherlands and end their support for the Dutch Rebels
- 1584:
- June:
- 10: The Catholic League captures Nancy
- 1585:
- January:
- 17: Spain sends troops in direct support of the Catholic League
- July:
- 18: The Catholic League and Kingdom itself temporarily ally against the Huguenots, beginning the War of the Three Henrys
- 1587:
- January: Protestant Swiss Mercenaries support the Huguenots, the Kingdom of Denmark supports the Huguenots and their Protestant Mercenaries
- March: Huguenots reach Chateau de Champ from Switzerland, 15 KMs from Grenoble
- June:
- 30: Huguenots capture Gaspencais, Embrunais and enter Valentinois
- July:
- 20: The Catholic League enters Poitou
- 21: The Catholic League captures La Mothe-Saint-Heray
- August:
- 19: Huguenots clash with Catholic forces at the Plateaus of Herbeys', Brie-et-Angonnes and Haute-Jarrie in the Battle of Jarrie in a Catholic victory
- 22: Huguenots capture Valence
- 23: Huguenots capture Montelimar
- September: Swiss and German Mercenaries in support of the Huguenots attack Lorraine and advance towards Vimory
- October:
- 20: Government forces and the Catholic League attacks Huguenots at Coutras before the Huguenots repel them
- 26: Swiss and German Mercenaries reach Vimory but the Catholic League defeats them in battle and they retreat to Auneau
- November:
- 24: The Catholic League defeats the Swiss and German Mercenaries at Auneau, forcing them to surrender
- 1588:
- January: Savoy occupies the Marquiste of Saluzzo and supports the Catholic League, the Papal States support the Catholic League
- May:
- 09: The Catholic League splits from the Kingdom and rallies at Louvre in Paris in preparation for revolt
- 12: The Catholic League revolts in Paris and takes control of the city, Government forces retreat to Chartres, Blois, Flavigny and Trappes while
- the Catholic Leagues capture Etampes, Pithiviers and Pontoise, as well as the rest of Picardy Region, the House of Medici join the revolt
- 1589:
- January: Peasants revolt in Auvergne, Dauphinois, Chateauvert, La Chapelle-Gauthier and Lijans before the Peasants are crushed
- February:
- 09: The Catholic League captures Chartres
- March: The Council of the Sixteen is established as a Catholic League in Paris
- June: Government forces attempt and fail to take Chartres
- July: Government forces capture Tours, Etampes, Pithiviers and Pontoise and reach Paris
- August:
- 02: Henry III is assassinated, Henry IV, leader of the Huguenots is proclaimed King of France, Huguenots, Politiques and Government forces unify
- and oppose the Catholic League, Nobles rally troops in Vlois County, Champagne and Picardy, the House of Valois ends their centuries-long reign over France
- and the House of Bourbon takes power
- 06: Government forces capture Dieppe after going between Rouen and Paris
- September:
- 15: Government forces and the Catholic League clash at Arques-la-Bataille
- 23: The Kingdom of England sends troops in support of the Kingdom
- 29: Government and English forces secure Arque-la-Bataille
- October: Government forces capture Normandy except for Rouen, Brie, Beauce and Champagne
- 1590:
- February: The Catholic League and Spanish forces captures Mantes, Vernon and Pontoise
- March: Government forces siege Evreaux
- 14: The Catholic League and Spanish forces reaches Ivry and clash with Government forces, Government forces defeat them
- 20: Government forces recapture Mantes, Vernon and siege Pontoise
- 30: Government forces capturing Brie-Comte-Robert, Lagny-sur-Marne, Montereau, Moret-sur-Loing and siege Melun, then
- capture Provins, Bray-sur-Seine and Nogent-sur-Seine
- April:
- 29: Government forces capture Sens
- May:
- 01: Government forces siege Saint-Denis
- 07: Government forces siege Paris itself and capture areas surrounding Saint-Denis, and capture the villages of Gonesse, Louvres and Le Bourget
- (Use this for extra details: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si%C3%A8ge_de_Paris_(1590))
- 11: Government forces capture the Bridges of Saint-Maur, Charenton and Saint-Cloud
- 12: Government forces siege Saint-Martin and push into Saint-Martin and Saint-Denis
- 13: Government forces capture Pantin, Aubervilliers, Saint-Ouen, La Chapelle, Montmartre and Abbey of Montmartre
- 15: The Catholic League attacks Government forces at Aubervillers before Government forces repel them
- June:
- 13: Catholic League forces reach Laon from Burgundy, the Duchy of Parma gives support to the Catholic League
- 19: The Catholic League and Government forces clash at Faubourg Saint-Germain
- 25: Government forces attack Catholic League forces at Faubourg Saint-Denis before being repelled by Catholic League
- July:
- 25: The Catholic League from Burgundy reaches La Ferte-Milon
- August:
- 01: The League captures Trilbardou and attempt to and fail to capture Lagny-sur-Marne
- 23: League and Parma forces capture Meaux
- September:
- 01: The League lift the siege of Paris, Government forces remain in Lagny
- 06: League and Parma forces capture Lagny-sur-Marne
- December:
- 22: Huguenots capture Grenoble
- 1591:
- January: Government forces clash with the Catholic League in Chatillon-en-Vendelais and defeats the League, Peasants revolt in Languedoc before being crushed
- 20: Government forces attack Catholic League forces in Paris but are repelled by the Catholic League
- February:
- 10: Government forces siege Chartres
- April:
- 20: Government forces capture Chartres
- September:
- 17: Savoyard forces invade France and clash with Government forces at Pontcharra, defeating Government forces there
- December: Government, Dutch and English forces siege Rouen
- 1592:
- January: Peasants rebel in Burgundy before being crushed
- April:
- 14: Government forces siege Craon
- May: The Catholic League, Spanish and Parma forces lift the siege of Rouen
- 23: The Catholic League and Spanish forces lift the siege of Craon
- 1593:
- January: Savoyard forces capture the Fort of Exilles
- May:
- 02: Government and English forces defeat the Catholic League and Spanish forces at Entrammes in the Battle of Port-Ringeard
- 1594:
- March:
- 22: Government forces enter Paris and capture the city
- July:
- 22: Government forces capture Laon
- September: French forces capture Fort Crozon near Brest from sea
- 1595:
- January: Government forces siege Dijon, Spanish forces capture Calais and Risban
- June:
- 05: Government and Catholic League forces battle at Fontaine-Francaise before Government forces repel them
- July: Government forces capture Doullen, the only place that has League presence in Brittany and Spanish-controlled areas
- 1597:
- March:
- 11: Spanish forces invade France and advance towards Amiens and capture the city
- 20: Government and English forces siege Amiens
- September:
- 25: Government and English forces secure Amiens
- 1598:
- March:
- 17: Government forces capture Fort Barraux from Savoy
- 20: Government forces depose the Catholic League regime in Brittany, the Catholic League dissolves
- April: The Edict of Nantes is proclaimed, giving Huguenots rights under the law
- May:
- 02: The Peace of Vervins is signed, ending Spanish support for the Catholic League and Spanish forces withdraw from places like Calais and Risban, this
- officially ends the French Wars of Religion
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