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Jean De Hangest, Seigneur D'Yvoy
Jean de Hangest, seigneur d'Yvoy, was a Protestant Huguenot military commander during the French Wars of Religion. For the period between the death of his elder brother, Francois de Hangest Sieur de Genlis & d'Abbecourt, in 1569 and his own death in 1572, texts often refer to Jean as simply Genlis, as he assumed his brother’s title. Confusingly, many texts use the name Genlis for the actions of first François and then Jean, without distinction. A member of the Protestant Huguenot party, he became a principal lieutenant of Admiral de Coligny. In 1562 defended town of Bourges for 20 days. However, the town was lost, causing the Prince Conde to lack confidence in both Jean and his brother François. In 1570, Jean took Valenciennes for the Huguenots. Encouraged by the King of France, Charles IX, to take the Protestant fight to the Netherlands, in 1572, Jean took 7,000 men to relieve the Spanish Siege of Mons, where he was taken captive, moved to Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Wars Of Religion
The French Wars of Religion is the term which is used in reference to a period of civil war between French Catholic Church, Catholics and Protestantism, Protestants, commonly called Huguenots, which lasted from 1562 to 1598. According to estimates, between two and four million people died from violence, famine or diseases which were directly caused by the conflict; additionally, the conflict severely damaged the power of the French monarchy. The fighting ended in 1598 when Henry of Navarre, who had converted to Catholicism in 1593, was proclaimed Henry IV of France and issued the Edict of Nantes, which granted substantial rights and freedoms to the Huguenots. However, the Catholics continued to have a hostile opinion of Protestants in general and they also continued to have a hostile opinion of him as a person, and his assassination in 1610 triggered a fresh round of Huguenot rebellions in the 1620s. Tensions between the two religions had been building since the 1530s, exacerba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francois De Hangest Sieur De Genlis & D'Abbecourt
François II de Hangest, Seigneur de Genlis, bailli & capitaine d'Évreux. (born unknown, died 1569) was a French military commander, notable for his roles during the French Wars of Religion. In historic texts, he is often named simply Genlis or Jenlis. Such texts often do not mention his death, in 1569, and continue to use the same name to mean his younger brother Jean de Hangest, seigneur d'Yvoy. Family Although many texts mention fewer brothers, his parents, Adrien de Hangest and Françoise du Mas (daughter of Sr de l’Ille-Bannejon), had five sons: # Jean, who became Bishop of Noyon in 1532 and died in 1577. # François, seigneur de Genlis. # Claude, who became Abbot of Saint-Eloi de Noyon. John Calvin dedicated his first published work, the Seneca Commentary, to Claude. # Louis, sometimes referred to as Young Genlis (French: Jeune Genlis), who distinguished himself at the Battle of Ceresole and died defending the town of Chalons in 1544 # Jean, seigneur d'Yvoy, who as a Prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaspard II De Coligny
Gaspard de Coligny (16 February 1519 – 24 August 1572), Seigneur de Châtillon, was a French nobleman, Admiral of France, and Huguenot leader during the French Wars of Religion. He served under kings Francis I and Henry II during the Italian Wars, attaining great prominence both due to his military skill and his relationship with his uncle, the king's favourite Anne de Montmorency. During the reign of Francis II he converted to Protestantism, becoming a leading noble advocate for the Reformation during the early reign of Charles IX. With the outbreak of civil war in 1562, Coligny joined the Huguenots in their fight against the Crown. He served as a lieutenant to Louis, Prince of Condé throughout the first two civil wars, before becoming the ''de facto'' leader of their military efforts after Condé's death during the third civil war. Due to accusations levelled at him by the assassin of the Catholic Francis, Duke of Guise, in 1563 the powerful Guise family accused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Mons (1572)
The siege of Mons of 1572 took place at Mons, capital of the County of Hainaut, Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), between 23 June and 19 September 1572, as part of the Eighty Years' War, the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), and the French Wars of Religion. In the spring of 1572, after the capture of Valenciennes by a Protestant force under Louis of Nassau, the Dutch commander continued with his offensive and took Mons by surprise on 24 May. After three months of siege, and the defeats of the armies of Jean de Hangest, seigneur d'Yvoy and Genlis, and William the Silent, Prince of Orange ''(Dutch: Willem van Oranje)'', by the Spanish army led by Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba (''"The Iron Duke"''), Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands, and his son, Don Fadrique de Toledo, Louis of Nassau's forces, isolated and without any hope of help, surrendered Mons to the Duke of Alba on 19 September.Hernán/Maffi p.24 Background In early May 1572 Louis of Nas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,Statistics Belgium; ''Loop van de bevolking per gemeente'' (Excel file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, . Retrieved 1 November 2017. it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people, it is the second-largest metrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Brûlart, Seigneur De Genlis
Pierre Brûlart, lord of Genlis and Crosne (c. 1535 – 12 April 1608) was a French statesman of the sixteenth century. Offices * Secretary of State under Charles IX of France and Henri III * Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 8 June 1569 to 1588. Family He was the son of Noel Brulart, Lord of Crosne 1557 and Isabeau Bourdin, lady Chapet (1589). He married Madeleine Chevalier (1610 / 1611) on 10 September 1571, with children: * Gilles * Charles * + Christmas * Peter * + Louis / 1646 * Magdalena * Nicolas 1659 * Mary 1631 * Elizabeth He belonged to a house from St Martin at Blois. He was Secretary to the King in 1557, and commandments of Queen Catherine de' Medici in 1564. At the death of Florimond III Robertet d'Alluye Florimond III, Baron Alluye (1540? – 1569) was governor of Orléans, and Secretary of State to Francis II of France, and Charles IX of France. Life He married, in 1557, Joan of Halluyn of Vienne, god-daughter of Catherine de Medici (she broke ..., K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
