Siege of Paris (1590)

E190098

event in the French Wars of Religion military conflict siege

The Siege of Paris (1590) was a key episode in the French Wars of Religion, when Henry IV’s forces blockaded the Catholic League–held capital in an effort to secure his contested claim to the French throne.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Paris (1590) canonical	2
Siege of Paris (1589 contextually related but later major operations)	1
Siege of Paris (1589–1590) (contextually related phase of the war)	1
Siege of Paris during the French Wars of Religion	1
siege of Paris (1590)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ military conflict ⓘ siege ⓘ
aim	to force the Catholic League to submit ⓘ to secure Henry IV’s contested claim to the French throne ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Siege of Paris (1590) ⓘ surface form: Siege of Paris during the French Wars of Religion
attackedBy	French royal forces ⓘ surface form: royalist and Huguenot army of Henry IV
belligerent	Catholic League ⓘ Huguenot forces ⓘ Royalist forces of Henry IV of France ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ surface form: Spanish Monarchy
characterizedBy	high civilian suffering ⓘ severe famine inside Paris ⓘ
cityDefendedBy	Catholic League militias ⓘ Spanish auxiliaries ⓘ
commander	Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma ⓘ Duke of Mayenne ⓘ surface form: Charles, Duke of Mayenne Henry IV of France ⓘ
conflict	French Wars of Religion ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
followedBy	Henry IV’s conversion to Catholicism ⓘ continued French Wars of Religion ⓘ eventual royal entry of Henry IV into Paris in 1594 ⓘ
hasEndDate	1590-09-30 ⓘ
hasEndYear	1590 ⓘ
hasStartDate	1590-05-07 ⓘ
hasStartYear	1590 ⓘ
involves	blockade of a Catholic League–held capital ⓘ intervention of Spanish troops under the Duke of Parma ⓘ
location	Paris ⓘ
opponentOf	Catholic League ⓘ Henry IV of France ⓘ Spanish intervention forces ⓘ
partOf	French Wars of Religion ⓘ
placeInHistory	late 16th-century European religious wars ⓘ
politicalContext	contested succession after the death of Henry III of France ⓘ resistance of ultra-Catholic factions to a Protestant king of France ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Ivry ⓘ
religiousContext	Catholic League control of Paris ⓘ conflict between Huguenots and Catholics ⓘ
result	failure of Henry IV to capture Paris in 1590 ⓘ victory for the Catholic League ⓘ
significance	demonstrated limits of Henry IV’s power before his conversion to Catholicism ⓘ key episode in the struggle between Henry IV and the Catholic League ⓘ major turning point in the late French Wars of Religion ⓘ
tactic	blockade of Paris ⓘ starvation of the population ⓘ
year	1590 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Henriade → centralEvent → Siege of Paris (1590) ⓘ

Catholic League in France → significantEvent → Siege of Paris (1590) ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Paris (1590)

Battle of Arques → precededBy → Siege of Paris (1590) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Paris (1589 contextually related but later major operations)

Battle of Ivry → precededBy → Siege of Paris (1590) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Paris (1589–1590) (contextually related phase of the war)

Battle of Ivry → followedBy → Siege of Paris (1590) ⓘ

Siege of Paris (1590) → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Paris (1590) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Paris during the French Wars of Religion