Jacques Clément

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Jacques Clément was a French Dominican friar and Catholic League fanatic best known for assassinating King Henry III of France in 1589 during the French Wars of Religion.

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Jacques Clément canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dominican friar
French Catholic
assassin
human
causeOfDeath killed by bodyguards of Henry III of France
conflictContext French Wars of Religion
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
countryOfDeath Kingdom of France
dateOfDeath 1589
event assassination of Henry III of France in 1589
historicalPeriod 16th century
ideology Catholic extremism
killed Henry III of France
mannerOfDeath killed immediately after assassination
memberOf Catholic League in France
surface form: Catholic League (France)

Order of Preachers
motivatedBy religious fanaticism
support for the Catholic League
notableFor assassination of Henry III of France
occupation assassin
friar
opposedTo Huguenots
surface form: French Huguenots

Henry III of France
participantIn French Wars of Religion
placeOfDeath Saint-Cloud
politicalAlignment ultra-Catholic
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
targetedOfficeHolder King of France
usedWeapon dagger
victim Henry III of France

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Henry III of France killedBy Jacques Clément
Henri, Duke of Anjou killedBy Jacques Clément