Person:Gaspard II de Coligny (1)

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Gaspard de Coligny (16 February 1519 – 24 August 1572), Seigneur de Châtillon, was a French nobleman and Admiral of France, he would serve in the armies of first Francis I and then Henri II during the Italian Wars attaining great prominence both due to his military skill and his relationship with his uncle, the kings favourite Anne de Montmorency During the reign of Francis II he would convert to Protestantism, becoming a leading noble advocate for the reformation during the early reign of Charles IX, before with the outbreak of civil war, he joined the Huguenots in their fight against the crown. He would serve as Condé's lieutenant 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 Francis, Duke of Guise in 1563 the powerful Guise family would accuse him of responsibility for the assassination and try to bring a case against him. Failing in this in the early hours of the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre the Duke of Guise would execute Coligny.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Gaspard II de Coligny, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.