Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)

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The Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) was a major conflict in which French royal forces under Cardinal Richelieu besieged the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle, marking a decisive step in consolidating royal authority and weakening Protestant political power in France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
approximateDuration about 14 months ⓘ
belligerent Huguenot rebels ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
city of La Rochelle ⓘ
linked to: La Rochelle
commander Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
Jean Guiton ⓘ
King Louis XIII of France ⓘ
linked to: King Louis XIII
conflictIn Huguenot rebellions ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
demographicConsequence heavy civilian casualties ⓘ
severe famine among inhabitants ⓘ
endDate 1628-10-28 ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 17th century ⓘ
involved English expeditionary forces ⓘ
French Royal Army ⓘ
linked to: French royal forces

French Royal Navy ⓘ
linked to: French Navy
keyFigure Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
legacy important episode in the rise of absolutism in France ⓘ
symbol of the end of armed Huguenot resistance in France ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France ⓘ
linked to: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
monarchDuringEvent Louis XIII of France ⓘ
linked to: King Louis XIII
notableStructure Richelieu’s seawall at La Rochelle ⓘ
objective to consolidate royal authority in France ⓘ
to subdue Huguenot political autonomy ⓘ
opposingCommander Earl of Denbigh ⓘ
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
partOf French Wars of Religion ⓘ
place La Rochelle ⓘ
politicalConsequence end of La Rochelle as a quasi-independent republic ⓘ
reduction of Huguenot fortified places ⓘ
strengthening of French royal centralization ⓘ
relatedEvent English expedition to Ré Island ⓘ
Peace of Alès ⓘ
Treaty of Montpellier (1622) ⓘ
religiousContext Catholic–Protestant conflict ⓘ
Huguenot stronghold ⓘ
result capitulation of La Rochelle ⓘ
decisive weakening of Huguenot political power in France ⓘ
end of La Rochelle’s political autonomy ⓘ
royalist victory ⓘ
startDate 1627-09-10 ⓘ
tactic blockade by land ⓘ
blockade by sea ⓘ
construction of a sea wall ⓘ
starvation siege ⓘ

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La Rochelle → historicalEvent → Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) ⓘ
Huguenot rebellions → significantEvent → Siege of La Rochelle ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham → notableEvent → La Rochelle expedition of 1627 ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
Peace of Alès → resultOf → Siege of La Rochelle ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
French royal forces → conflict → Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) ⓘ
Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême → participatedIn → siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
Tour de la Chaîne → usedFor → defense of La Rochelle ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
Rohan Wars → significantEvent → siege of La Rochelle ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
Henri de Rohan → participantIn → Siege of La Rochelle ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
Henri de Montmorency → participatedIn → Siege of La Rochelle ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
Edict of Alès → relatedTo → siege of La Rochelle ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
Treaty of Alès → follows → Siege of La Rochelle ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
Treaty of Alès → relatedTo → Siege of La Rochelle ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
Huguenots of La Rochelle → notableEvent → Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) ⓘ
History of La Rochelle → includesEvent → Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) ⓘ
Huguenot forces → involvedInEvent → Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) ⓘ
historic center of La Rochelle → knownFor → siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
Richelieu’s seawall at La Rochelle → builtFor → siege of La Rochelle ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
Richelieu’s seawall at La Rochelle → usedIn → siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628)
fortifications of La Rochelle → significantEvent → Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) ⓘ
Gaspard III de Coligny → participantIn → Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) ⓘ