Day of the Barricades in Paris in 1588

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The Day of the Barricades in Paris in 1588 was a pivotal uprising during the French Wars of Religion, when militant Catholics forced King Henry III to flee the capital and dramatically shifted power toward the Catholic League.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf episode of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Journée des Barricades ⓘ
cause Catholic opposition to royal policies perceived as too tolerant toward Huguenots ⓘ
fear of royal troops entering and occupying Paris ⓘ
tensions between King Henry III and the Catholic League ⓘ
urban discontent and economic grievances in Paris ⓘ
chronologicalPredecessor earlier Catholic League agitation in Paris ⓘ
chronologicalSuccessor assassination of Henry I, Duke of Guise in December 1588 ⓘ
open civil war between royalists and the League ⓘ
conflict French Wars of Religion ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
describedAs major urban revolt against royal authority ⓘ
pivotal turning point in the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
endDate 1588-05-12 ⓘ
hasEffect eventual assassination of Henry I, Duke of Guise by order of Henry III ⓘ
forced concessions by Henry III to the Catholic League ⓘ
further destabilization of the French monarchy ⓘ
summoning of the Estates General of Blois in 1588 ⓘ
hasPart royal flight from Paris ⓘ
street barricades in Paris ⓘ
urban insurrection ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
location Paris ⓘ
Île-de-France ⓘ
mainBelligerent Catholic League ⓘ
royalist forces loyal to Henry III ⓘ
opposingForce Catholic League ⓘ
Parisian militia ⓘ
militant Catholics ⓘ
supporters of King Henry III of France ⓘ
partOf French Wars of Religion ⓘ
pointInTime May 12, 1588 ⓘ
politicalContext struggle between royal power and the Catholic League ⓘ
religiousContext Catholic–Huguenot conflict in late 16th-century France ⓘ
result flight of King Henry III from Paris ⓘ
increased power of Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ
political victory for the Catholic League in Paris ⓘ
radicalization of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ
weakening of royal authority in the capital ⓘ
significantPerson Catherine de' Medici ⓘ
Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon ⓘ
Henry I, Duke of Guise ⓘ
Henry III of France ⓘ
Parisian leaders of the Catholic League ⓘ
startDate 1588-05-12 ⓘ
tookPlaceIn streets and neighborhoods of central Paris ⓘ

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Catholic League in France → involvedIn → Day of the Barricades in Paris in 1588 ⓘ
Catholic League militias → notableEvent → Day of the Barricades (1588) ⓘ
linked to: Day of the Barricades in Paris in 1588
Henri III de France → notableEvent → Day of the Barricades in Paris, 1588 ⓘ
linked to: Day of the Barricades in Paris in 1588