According to Innocent Gentillet, this event was the fault of Machiavellianism.
According to Innocent Gentillet, this event was the fault of Machiavellianism. Vasari was commissioned to produce twin frescoes depicting the Battle of Lepanto and this event. Pope Gregory XIII reportedly sent a golden rose to one ruler after this event. Effectively ending the brief Peace of Saint-Germain, it was kicked off by the ringing of bells for matins at a church in the capital. Labeled a preemptive strike against a plot by (*) Charles IX, this event saw the death of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny. Instigated by Catherine de' Medici, it took place shortly after the wedding of Margaret of Valois and Henry III of Navarre, which was why many Protestants were in Paris. For 10 points, name this August 1572 massacre of many Huguenots which began on the eve of the namesake saint's day.
According to Innocent Gentillet, this event was the fault of Machiavellianism.
Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre