Conspiracy of Amboise
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The Conspiracy of Amboise was a failed 1560 plot by French Protestant nobles to seize power from the Catholic Guise faction during the minority of King Francis II, marking an early flashpoint of the French Wars of Religion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amboise Conspiracy of 1560 | 1 |
| Conspiracy of Amboise canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup attempt
ⓘ
event in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Amboise conspiracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | precedes the outbreak of open civil war in 1562 ⓘ |
| conflictType |
court conspiracy
ⓘ
religious conflict ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | early flashpoint of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| endTime | March 1560 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Edict of Amboise (1560)
NERFINISHED
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increased polarization leading to the French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| goal |
to gain influence over King Francis II
ⓘ
to secure religious and political concessions for Protestants ⓘ to seize power from the Guise faction ⓘ |
| hasCause |
opposition to the Guise family's dominance at court
ⓘ
persecution of French Protestants (Huguenots) ⓘ religious tensions between Catholics and Protestants in France ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
heightened mistrust between Catholics and Protestants in France
ⓘ
strengthening of Guise control over the monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
French Wars of Religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| location |
Amboise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Château d'Amboise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Amboise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Catholic royal government of France
ⓘ
Guise faction ⓘ |
| organizer |
La Renaudie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
failure of the plot
ⓘ
repression of conspirators ⓘ |
| participant |
Catherine de' Medici
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis, Duke of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ French Protestant nobles ⓘ House of Guise NERFINISHED ⓘ Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1560 ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Calvinism
NERFINISHED
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Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
mass executions of captured conspirators
ⓘ
public hangings at Amboise ⓘ |
| startTime | March 1560 ⓘ |
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Amboise Conspiracy of 1560