Prior to this event, the envoy Salviati sent a letter stating that if one man went too far, he would have his knuckles rapped.
Prior to this event, the envoy Salviati sent a letter stating that if one man went too far, he would have his knuckles rapped. During this event, a Bohemian named Besme undertook an action advocated by Simon Vigor. Renato Birago and Albert de Gondi were involved in a meeting prior to this event, and this action broke a treaty signed after the Battle of Jarnac, the Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Gregory XIII commissioned a commemorative medal shortly after this event, which began after Maurevert (*) shot off the finger of a man who was then stabbed and thrown from his window, Admiral Gaspard de Coligny. That killing was personally undertaken by Henri de Guise, who helped orchestrate this event after the marriage of Margaret of Valois and Henry of Navarre. For 10 points, name this event instigated by Catherine de Medici, a widespread massacre of the Huguenots.
Prior to this event, the envoy Salviati sent a letter stating that if one man went too far, he would have his knuckles rapped.
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (or Massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy, accept reasonable equivalents of "massacre")