Coligny family

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The Coligny family is a prominent French noble lineage best known for producing influential Huguenot leaders and military figures during the 16th-century Wars of Religion.

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Coligny family canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble family
alliedWith House of Bourbon (Protestant branch) NERFINISHED
Prince of Condé NERFINISHED
associatedWith French Reformed Church NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre NERFINISHED
coatOfArms Arms of Coligny (gules, a bend argent between two lions or) NERFINISHED
conflictWith French Catholic League NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup French
historicalImportance major Protestant house in early modern France
historicalRole leaders of the French Protestant nobility
opponents of royal Catholic hardliners
influence French Protestant political strategy
French military affairs in the 16th century
involvedIn French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED
French Wars of Religion (1562–1598) NERFINISHED
language French
legacy symbol of French Huguenot resistance
member François de Coligny d’Andelot NERFINISHED
Gaspard I de Coligny NERFINISHED
Gaspard II de Coligny NERFINISHED
Gaspard III de Coligny NERFINISHED
Louise de Coligny NERFINISHED
Odet de Coligny NERFINISHED
mentionedIn histories of the French Wars of Religion
nobleRank counts
marshals of France (held by some members)
nobleTitle seigneurs de Coligny NERFINISHED
notableBranch Coligny-Châtillon branch NERFINISHED
Coligny-d’Andelot branch NERFINISHED
notableFor leadership in the French Wars of Religion
producing prominent Protestant military commanders
opposedBy House of Guise NERFINISHED
originatesFrom Coligny-lès-Salins NERFINISHED
patronage Protestant clergy and churches
persecutedFor Protestant faith
politicalAlignment French Reformed (Calvinist) party NERFINISHED
politicalStance support for limited monarchy with Protestant rights
region Bresse NERFINISHED
Burgundy NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Huguenot
religiousConflictRole Huguenot military leadership
religiousMovement French Reformation NERFINISHED
socialClass high nobility
status extinct in the male line
timePeriod 16th century

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Odet de Coligny notableFamily Coligny family
François de Coligny nobleFamily Coligny family