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(U-gue-no). First applied to the Reformed Church party in the Amboise Plot (1560). From the German cidgenosscn (confederates) Huguenot Pope (La pape des Huguenots). Philippe de Mornay,…Huguenot Wars
(Encyclopedia) Huguenot Wars: see Religion, Wars of.Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly
(Encyclopedia) Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-MarlyMornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marlyfēlēpˈ də môrnāˈ sānyörˈ dü plĕsēˈ-märlēˈ [key], 1549–1623, diplomat and publicist for the…Cognac
(Encyclopedia) Cognac Cognac kônyäkˈ [key], city, Charente dept., W France, in Angoumois, on the Charente…Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste
(Encyclopedia) Du Bartas, Guillaume de SallusteDu Bartas, Guillaume de Sallustegēyōmˈ də sälüstˈ dü bärtäsˈ [key], 1544–90, French poet. A Huguenot soldier under Henry IV, Du Bartas is known chiefly…Junius, Franciscus
(Encyclopedia) Junius, Franciscus, 1589–1677, French philologist; son of Franciscus Junius (1545–1602), French Huguenot theologian. The younger Franciscus Junius was born in Heidelberg and lived…Port Royal Sound
(Encyclopedia) Port Royal Sound, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, between St. Helena and Parris islands to the north and Hilton Head Island to the south, in S S.C.; it receives the Broad River. The sound…Mâcon
(Encyclopedia) MâconMâconmäkôNˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 38,503), capital of Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, in Burgundy, on the Saône River. It is famous for its quality wines. A…Montbéliard
(Encyclopedia) MontbéliardMontbéliardmôNbālyärˈ [key], industrial town (1990 pop. 30,639), Doubs dept., E France, on the Rhône-Rhine Canal. Automobiles are the town's primary manufacture. With its…Saint Bartholomew's Day, massacre of
(Encyclopedia) Saint Bartholomew's Day, massacre of, murder of French Protestants, or Huguenots, that began in Paris on Aug. 24, 1572. It was preceded, on Aug. 22, by an attempt, ordered by Catherine…Trending
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