Gaspard II de Coligny

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French nobleman French politician Huguenot leader admiral human military commander

Gaspard II de Coligny was a prominent 16th-century French admiral and Huguenot leader who became one of the principal Protestant commanders and political figures during the French Wars of Religion.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Louise de Coligny 3
Admiral de Coligny 1
François de Coligny d'Andelot 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French nobleman ⓘ
French politician ⓘ
Huguenot leader ⓘ
admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
advocatedFor French intervention in the Netherlands against Spain ⓘ
toleration of French Protestants ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gaspard II de Coligny ⓘ
surface form: Admiral de Coligny
associatedWith Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
surface form: Catherine de' Medici

House of Guise ⓘ
birthCountry Kingdom of France ⓘ
birthDate 1519-02-16 ⓘ
birthPlace Châtillon-sur-Loing ⓘ
burialPlace Paris (body mutilated and dispersed) ⓘ
capturedDuring Battle of St. Quentin (1557) ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Saint-Quentin (1557)
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
child Charles de Coligny ⓘ
François de Coligny ⓘ
Gaspard II de Coligny self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Louise de Coligny
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
deathCountry Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1572-08-24 ⓘ
deathPlace Paris ⓘ
familyName de Coligny ⓘ
father Gaspard I de Coligny ⓘ
givenName Gaspard ⓘ
heldTitle Admiral of France ⓘ
killedDuring St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral ⓘ
mother Louise de Montmorency ⓘ
movement Huguenot ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Coligny ⓘ
notableEvent became one of the principal commanders of the Huguenot forces ⓘ
target of an assassination attempt in August 1572 ⓘ
participatedIn French Wars of Religion ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
Battle of St. Quentin (1557) ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Saint-Quentin (1557)
religion Calvinism ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
roleInConflict Huguenot political leader ⓘ
Protestant military leader ⓘ
servedUnder Charles IX of France ⓘ
Francis II of France ⓘ
Henry II of France ⓘ
sibling Gaspard II de Coligny self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: François de Coligny d'Andelot

Odet de Coligny ⓘ
spouse Charlotte de Laval ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Gaspard II de Coligny → alsoKnownAs → Gaspard II de Coligny ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admiral de Coligny
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre → associatedPerson → Gaspard II de Coligny ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gaspard de Coligny
Gaspard II de Coligny → child → Gaspard II de Coligny self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louise de Coligny
French Wars of Religion → keyFigure → Gaspard II de Coligny ⓘ
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange → mother → Gaspard II de Coligny ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louise de Coligny
Gaspard II de Coligny → sibling → Gaspard II de Coligny self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: François de Coligny d'Andelot
William I of Orange → spouse → Gaspard II de Coligny ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louise de Coligny