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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coligny family canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.