The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-08
'Ass:sassinatlonsS of g ol lgny, euise, Hen:
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In tho 2S5 years between the smassns
ere Bof ST. Bartholo mew} and the ac..
eesslon OF Louis Kill. the four most,
conspicuous figures In France were
assasslnated. First fell Admiral Col.
lgny, the able and yirtuous leader Of
the Huguenots. Next fell Henry,
Duke Of Guiso, leader OF the catho;
lies. King Henry Ill followed soon
after Guise. And finally Henry W.
the greatest Of French rulers, died
by tho poignard Of Francis RaYalllac,
says the HPittsburg Times.
MurderSwas grown quite the fash.
ion. When ono Of Henry 1II,s favor.
ties stabbed his. wife death because
she refused to be entirely subservlent
to the Kings wishes no notice was
taken Of the tritllng affair. ~ What
else was to be done with a woman
whose misguided virtue caused her
to refuse TO lend herself to her royal
masters lusts when she might there.
BY increase her husbands 4 fortune
and add to? his titles?
1t seemed m end had been put To
the religious wars which for years
had been desecratlng France by the
marriage Of Marguerite, sister Of
King Charles IN.S,with Henry. King
of Navarro, the rising hopes Of the
Professionals, which took place In:
Paris In August, 1872. The Protest.
ant aud Catholic lords came to court
and fought in friendly tournaments.
coligny seemed to have become the
Kings most intimate friend and his
chief adviser. Il 1; 4 re; :, S@ @:54
|ssThe truce was brief On the day
of the wedding as Collgny was walk
Ing TO his lodgings from the Louvre,
where he had been converting with
the King, heE@as fired upon from; q
window. The first finger of his right
hand was shot on and IA ball lodged
In his left arm. AS soon as, two
nights later, the massacre OF st. Bar.
tholomewE began, GhIse, with 900 sol.
diers, hllrril to where Coligny lay
helpless in his bed. " Breme, one or the
Dukes followers, ran upstairs md
plunged his sword Into tho Admlral's
breastaand then gave him a cut over
the head Breme, have YOU done5it?gg
shouted the iDuke$from below. Yes,
he is done fol, 'gtiE Breme replied.
Throw the body from the window
replied the Duke. The order was
obeyed. GulseEtooli his handkerchief
and rubbed@the blood from the face.
"Yes, The lis the man." he &said, kick.
ling The pallid cheek. = Comrades, we
have happily begun" Il
Charles IL. died two years later,
almost mad from the memory Of tho
horrible crime In which he had par;
tlclDated, and Henry III, one Of It's
chief promoters, became King. Henry
Of Navarro had been spared ut the
time Of the massacre by Charles az:
lection for him, and was still at
court, where, In facts he was q prls.
oner. His situation was becoming
perilolls, and one night heSS slipped
from Paris rode 60 miles on horse.
back without q pause. III except To
change horses and gins a few days
placed himself at the head Of a Prot 'l
estant army. ": ~
The war Of the three Henrys9 now
began. Henry Of Navarro, by the
death of the Duke Of Alencon, became
heir apparent to the French throne.
The Catholics, resolyedfSthat no
Huguenot should sit upon IL, put for.
ward the claims Of Henry, Duke OF
Guise. Henry Of Navarro was, willing
to walt until the death Of Henry III;
Henry Of Gulse seemed bent :on5 $ 81.
posing him. Guise seized Paris and
the King fled to- Charities. Gulse fol.
lowed him there, and, a reconciliation
beng apparently effected, they re.
turned together to- the capital. But
the King was resolved to- have Guise's
life. Guise followed the King Is
Bo6ys, where a council was g 10 Be
l held. sAs he started to II enter the
Kings Cabinet Lorgnac, commander
q Henry IFS body guard, plunged d q
dagger into his throat and he fell.
pierced pier with innumerable; wounds,
When her; the the King came forth. Good
God GOO, said he,"hows tall he is,,Sa and
gave 9 sHe,3 the corpse aikiclt.
The CATHOLIC Leagllers were furious
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