Group or institution
Huguenot population
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Years
- 1572–1573
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Huguenot population, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Siege of Sancerre
1572–1573Role: Defenders of Sancerre
- Initial Attack
Honorat de Bueil ordered a surprise attack on Sancerre after the city refused a royal garrison.
- Second Offensive
Claude de La Châtre led a large army of 7,000 men in a full-scale offensive against the fortress.
- Siege Conclusion
The last survivors left the fortress on 25 August 1573, a date distinct from the Peace of La Rochelle.
- Initial Attack
Sources
- Siege of Sancerre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22