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Gaspard II de Coligny

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Gaspard II de Coligny

Birth
Châtillon-Coligny, Departement du Loiret, Centre, France
Death
24 Aug 1572 (aged 53)
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Châtillon-Coligny, Departement du Loiret, Centre, France Add to Map
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French nobleman and admiral, Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion. An attempt at his live was made a two days before his death. During the St Bartholomew Days massacre a group, led by the Duc de Guise entered his house and killed him. He was decapitated and his body hanged at Montfaucon. Three days later he was buried at Chantilly. In 1599, he was rehabilitated and buried in his family grave at Châtillon.

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French nobleman and admiral, Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion. An attempt at his live was made a two days before his death. During the St Bartholomew Days massacre a group, led by the Duc de Guise entered his house and killed him. He was decapitated and his body hanged at Montfaucon. Three days later he was buried at Chantilly. In 1599, he was rehabilitated and buried in his family grave at Châtillon.

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  • Created by: Lutetia
  • Added: Jan 1, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140730249/gaspard_ii-de_coligny: accessed ), memorial page for Gaspard II de Coligny (16 Feb 1519–24 Aug 1572), Find a Grave Memorial ID 140730249, citing Chateau de Châtillon-Coligny, Châtillon-Coligny, Departement du Loiret, Centre, France; Maintained by Lutetia (contributor 46580078).