Journée des Barricades

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Journée des Barricades was a major 1588 uprising in Paris during the French Wars of Religion, when Catholic League supporters erected barricades and forced King Henry III to flee the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event of the French Wars of Religion
historical event
uprising
cause opposition to royal policies perceived as too conciliatory toward Protestants
tensions between Henry III and the Catholic League
characterizedBy erection of barricades in the streets of Paris
urban insurrection
conflict French Wars of Religion
consequence County of Blois
surface form: Henry III withdrew to Chartres and then Blois

heightened crisis in the French Wars of Religion
increased power of the Duke of Guise
radicalization of the Catholic League
countryAtTime Valois
surface form: France under the Valois dynasty
date 12 May 1588
followedBy States General of Blois (1588–1589)
assassination of the Duke of Guise (1588)
hasEnglishName Day of the Barricades
hasFrenchName Journée des Barricades self-link
historicalPeriod late 16th century
involvedLeader Henry I, Duke of Guise
surface form: Henri I de Lorraine, duc de Guise

Henry III of France
involvedParty Catholic League
Henry III of France
surface form: King Henry III of France

royal troops of Henry III
supporters of the Catholic League
locationDetail central and eastern quarters of Paris
notableFeature one of the earliest large-scale uses of street barricades in European politics
opposedBy royalist supporters of Henry III
opposedReligion Huguenots
surface form: French Calvinist Huguenots
partOf French Wars of Religion
politicalContext struggle over succession and legitimacy in late Valois France
relatedTo Catholic League in France
surface form: Catholic League (France)

Henry I, Duke of Guise
surface form: Henri I, Duke of Guise

Henry III of France
religiousContext Catholic–Protestant conflict in France
result King Henry III fled Paris
effective control of Paris by the Catholic League
political humiliation of Henry III
weakening of royal authority in Paris
supportedBy Parisian guilds and artisans sympathetic to the League
Parisian militia
Spanish agents and influence
tookPlaceIn Paris
tookPlaceInCountry Kingdom of France
tookPlaceInRegion Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
triggeredBy arrival of royal troops in Paris
year 1588

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Day of the Barricades alsoKnownAs Journée des Barricades
Journée des Barricades hasFrenchName Journée des Barricades self-link