siege of Orléans (1562)

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event of the French Wars of Religion military engagement siege

The siege of Orléans (1562) was an early and pivotal military engagement of the French Wars of Religion, in which royal Catholic forces attempted to capture the Huguenot stronghold of Orléans.

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Label	Occurrences
siege of Orléans (1562) canonical	1
siege of Orléans during the First War of Religion	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ
aimOfHuguenots	defend Orléans as a principal base ⓘ
aimOfRoyalForces	capture the Huguenot stronghold of Orléans ⓘ
conflict	French Wars of Religion ⓘ
followedBy	Edict of Amboise ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	siege of Orléans (1562) ⓘ surface form: siege of Orléans during the First War of Religion
hasBelligerent	French Catholics ⓘ French Crown ⓘ French royal Catholic forces ⓘ Huguenots ⓘ
hasCause	Huguenot control of Orléans as a stronghold ⓘ religious conflict between Catholics and Huguenots in France ⓘ
hasCommander	Anne de Montmorency ⓘ Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine ⓘ Francis, Duke of Guise ⓘ surface form: François, Duke of Guise Louis I, Prince of Condé ⓘ surface form: Louis, Prince of Condé
hasCountry	France ⓘ
hasEndTime	1563 ⓘ
hasLocation	Kingdom of France ⓘ Loire Valley ⓘ Orléans ⓘ
hasOutcome	death of François, Duke of Guise ⓘ
hasPoliticalContext	minority reign of Charles IX of France ⓘ regency of Catherine de Medici ⓘ
hasReligionAspect	Calvinism ⓘ surface form: Calvinist Protestantism Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
hasResult	Huguenot defensive success ⓘ failure of royal Catholic forces to capture Orléans ⓘ strategic stalemate leading to negotiations ⓘ
hasSignificance	early major engagement of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ helped force a negotiated peace between factions ⓘ pivotal battle in consolidating Huguenot resistance ⓘ
hasStartTime	1562 ⓘ
involves	artillery bombardment ⓘ blockade of a fortified city ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ
isEarlyBattleOf	French Wars of Religion ⓘ
partOf	French Wars of Religion ⓘ surface form: First French War of Religion
precededBy	massacre of Vassy ⓘ
relatedTo	French Reformation ⓘ Huguenot rebellions ⓘ
temporalContext	16th century ⓘ French Renaissance period ⓘ

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Massacre of Vassy → followedBy → siege of Orléans (1562) ⓘ

siege of Orléans (1562) → hasAlternativeName → siege of Orléans (1562) ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Orléans during the First War of Religion