History and chronology of Louis I in France

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Subjects
Arts
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Monarchy
Politics
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General

Government
House Bourbon
House Carolingian
House Habsburg
Military
Roman Catholic Church
Valois Hapsburg War
Wars Religion, 1st

Events

Arrest
Battle Cognac
Battle Dewnis
Battle Quentin
Capture Calais
Capture Le Havre
Capture Orleans
Capture Paris
Colloquy Poissy
Edict January
Edict Orleans
Governor
Massacre Huguenots
Pacification Ambois
Persecution
Plot
Siege Metz
Siege Paris
Succession
Treaty Longjumeau
Trial

Places

Ambois
Calais
Cognac
Dewnis
Ile de
Le Havre
Longjumeau
Metz
Orleans
Paris
Picardy
Poissy
Quentin

Louis I History of France


0814	Succession
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
1552	Siege of Metz
Metz Sees action at the Siege of Metz
1557	Battle of Quentin
10th Aug Quentin Sees action at the Battle of St Quentin
1558	Capture of Calais
7th Jan Calais Sees action at the capture of Calais from the English
1559	Succession
At the accession of the Guise King appoints himself military protector of the Hugenots
1560	Arrest
5th Dec The King dies & Louis ' death sentence is commuted, the Queen Mother needs his support
1560	Plot
Plots to capture Francis II, believes his elder brother should be Regent
1560	Trial
31st Oct Sentenced to death for his part in the Conspiracy of Ambois
1561	Colloquy Poissy
Poissy Makes an abortive attempt to achieve a Protestant-Catholic compromise
1561	Edict January
Makes an abortive attempt to achieve a Protestant-Catholic compromise
1561	Edict Orleans
Orleans The persecution of French Huguenots is suspended by the Edict of Orleans
1561	Governor
Picardy Appointed Governor of Picardy
1561	Persecution
Orleans The persecution of French Huguenots is suspended by the Edict of Orleans
1562	Arrest
Dec Ile de Captured in battle at the western edge of the Ile de France
1562	Capture of Le Havre
Le Havre Surrenders Le Harvre to England to gain military support against the Duke of Guise
1562	Capture of Orleans
Orleans After the Guise massacres Hugenots at Vassy & captures Paris , Louis captures Orleans
1562	Capture of Paris
Paris After Guise massacres Hugenots at Vassy & captures Paris , Louis captures Orleans
1562	Massacre Huguenots
The duc de Guise orders the massacre of Huguenots at Vassy & provokes the Wars of Religion
1562	Persecution
The duc de Guise orders the massacre of Huguenots at Vassy & provokes the Wars of Religion
1562	Siege of Paris
Dec Paris Marches on Paris
1563	Pacification Ambois
Mar Ambois Supports the Queen Mother in the "Pacification of Ambois "
1567	Battle of Dewnis
Dewnis Defeated for a 2nd time in an attempt to capture Paris
1568	Plot
Louis begins a war against the House of Guise when he fails to capture the King
1568	Treaty of Longjumeau
Mar Longjumeau Makes a temporary peace with the House of Guise
1569	Battle of Cognac
15th Mar Cognac Defeated & killed by the future Henry III