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| Assassination of Guise Henry III |  |
| 23rd Dec Paris Henry III of France strikes his ultra-Catholic enemies, having the Duke of Guise and his brother, Cardinal Louis of Guise, killed, and holding the Cardinal de Bourbon a prisoner |
| Assassination of Henry III Cl‚ment, Jacques | |
| Henry III is assassinated by a fanatic monk named Jacques Cl‚ment, but lived long enough to name Henry of Navarre as heir to the throne |
| Assassination of Henry III Henry III | |
| Henry III is assassinated by a fanatic monk named Jacques Cl‚ment, but lived long enough to name Henry of Navarre as heir to the throne |
| 1st Aug Paris Assassinated by a Dominican monk, Henry is the last of the Valois line |
| Assassination of Henry III Henry IV | |
| 1st Aug Paris Assassinated by a Dominican monk, Henry is the last of the Valois line |
| Assassination of Henry of Guise Henry III | |
| 23rd Dec Blois Henry of Guise is lured into a trap and assassinated, on the orders of Henry III |
| Battle of Arques Henry IV | |
| Arques Wins the battle of Arques over Charles , duc de Mayenne, of the Holy League |
| Death of Catherine Catherine de Medicis | |
| 5th Jan Death of Catherine de Medici, wife of Henry II |
| Death of Guise Henry III | |
| Blois Henry has Guise murdered at Blois |
| Death of Henry III Henry III | |
| 1st Aug Paris Death of Henry III, assassinated |
| Rebellion Henry III | |
| Paris Paris rises against Henry III in favour of the Guises, Henry III leaves Paris |
| Dec Paris The Guises propose a settlement with a cipher as heir and demand a meeting of the States General, which takes place at Blois |
| Siege of Paris Henry III | |
| July Paris King Henry III of France capitulates to the Duke of Guise and returns to Paris |
| 1st Aug Paris After Henry's assassination Paris suffers a 4 year siege |
| States General Henry III | |
| Dec Blois The Guises propose a settlement with a cipher as heir and demand a meeting of the States General, which takes place at Blois |
| Succession of Henry I Henry I | |
| Paris Succeeds as King of France, had been brought up as a Protestant |
| Succession of Henry IV Henry IV | |
| Paris Succeeeds as the King of France, 1st of the Bourbon line |
| Paris Henry of Navarre converts to Catholicism in hopes to keep peace amongst the people, and is crowned King Henry IV of France |
| Paris Succeeeds as the King of France, 1st of the Bourbon line |
