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Wedding of Charles VIII and Anne de Bretagne in 1491 at Langeais - Reconstruction - wax models In the center: The King, his bride, and Bishop Louis d'Amboise (15th) - Left: Anne and Pierre de Beaujeu - Right: Georges d'Amboise and ladies in waiting
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Wedding of Charles VIII and Anne de Bretagne in 1491 at Langeais - Reconstructio...

Henri III, King of France, carrying the blue ribbon of the Order of the Saint Esprit, instituted for him on December 31st of 1578 Oil on wood 66 x 52 cm - RF 3964
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Henri III, King of France, carrying the blue ribbon of the Order of the Saint E...

The three Dukes de Guise: Henri le Balafre, leader of the catholic party, on his left Charles, Duc de Mayenne, and on his right Louis, Cardinal de Lorraine. Oil on wood
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The three Dukes de Guise: Henri le Balafre, leader of the catholic party, on his...

Room of King Henri III in Blois. Henri, Duke de Guise, leader of the Catholic League against the Protestants, was assassinated here on December 23, 1588, by gentlemen of the King's Guard, on the King's orders.
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Room of King Henri III in Blois. Henri, Duke de Guise, leader of the Catholic Le...

The three brothers Coligny, leaders of the Protestant Party. From left to right: Odet, the Cardinal, Gaspard, the Admiral (whose assassination triggered the Nuit de Saint Barthelemy) and Francois, the General. ca.1580
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The three brothers Coligny, leaders of the Protestant Party. From left to right:...

Chateau Tanlay, Burgundy. Tanlay, begun early in the 16th century, was bought by the Coligny family in 1535. After the assassination of Admiral Gaspard Coligny, his widow Louise and their son, Francois de Coligny d'Andelot lived at Tanlay.
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Chateau Tanlay, Burgundy. Tanlay, begun early in the 16th century, was bought by...

Hall of the Conspirators: The Huguenots met here during the Wars of Religion. Members of the court of Catherine de Medici are shown here as Greek gods: Coligny as Nep- tune, Henri II as Mars, Charles IX as double-headed Janus, Queen Margot (la reine Margot) as Minerva
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Hall of the Conspirators: The Huguenots met here during the Wars of Religion. Me...

Hall of the Conspirators. The Huguenots met here during the Wars of Religion. Members of the court of Catherine de Medici are shown here as Greek gods: Cardinal Coligny as Neptune, Henri II as Mars, Charles IX as double-headed Janus, Queen Margot as Minerva.
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Hall of the Conspirators. The Huguenots met here during the Wars of Religion. M...

The Hall of the Conspirators: The Huguenots met here during the Wars of Religion. Members of the court of Catherine de Medici are shown here as Greek deities: Henri II as Mars, Diane de Poitiers, mistress of Henri, great enemy of the Protestants, as Venus
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The Hall of the Conspirators: The Huguenots met here during the Wars of Relig...

Procession of the Catholic League on the Place de Greve in Paris. The League founded against the Huguenots by French Catholics under the leadership of the three brothers Guise, later also turned against French Kings Henri III and Henri IV.
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Procession of the Catholic League on the Place de Greve in Paris. The League fo...

Festivity on the Place de l'Orme, Paris. Even today, a tree still stands in the centre of the square, now called Place Saint Gervais. Formerly, Parisians used to pay their debts under that tree.
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Festivity on the Place de l'Orme, Paris. Even today, a tree still...

The Papal Palace in Avignon. Clemens V, Archbishop of Bordeaux, took up residence in Avignon in 1305, thus beginning the Great Schism. The Palace, with a surface of 15.000 sq.meters, built for Benedict XII, consists of the old and the new wing.
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The Papal Palace in Avignon. Clemens V, Archbishop of Bordeaux, took up reside...