Jacques Clément

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Jacques Clément was a French Dominican friar and Catholic League fanatic best known for assassinating King Henry III of France in 1589 during the French Wars of Religion.

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Jacques Clément canonical 5

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dominican friar ⓘ
French Catholic ⓘ
assassin ⓘ
human ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed by bodyguards of Henry III of France ⓘ
conflictContext French Wars of Religion ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
countryOfDeath Kingdom of France ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1589 ⓘ
event assassination of Henry III of France in 1589 ⓘ
historicalPeriod 16th century ⓘ
ideology Catholic extremism ⓘ
killed Henry III of France ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed immediately after assassination ⓘ
memberOf Catholic League (France) ⓘ
Order of Preachers ⓘ
motivatedBy religious fanaticism ⓘ
support for the Catholic League ⓘ
notableFor assassination of Henry III of France ⓘ
occupation assassin ⓘ
friar ⓘ
opposedTo French Huguenots ⓘ
linked to: Huguenots

Henry III of France ⓘ
participantIn French Wars of Religion ⓘ
placeOfDeath Saint-Cloud ⓘ
politicalAlignment ultra-Catholic ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
targetedOfficeHolder King of France ⓘ
usedWeapon dagger ⓘ
victim Henry III of France ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry III of France → killedBy → Jacques Clément ⓘ
Henri, Duke of Anjou → killedBy → Jacques Clément ⓘ
Henry III of France → assassinatedBy → Jacques Clément ⓘ
subject linked to: Henry III
Henry of Valois → killedBy → Jacques Clément ⓘ
Henri III de France → assassin → Jacques Clément ⓘ