According to Dr. E.L.Knox, a former history professor at Boise State University, neither the Catholics nor the Huguenots were prepared for war, so peace from the war was settled a year later in March of 1668. However, little time had passed before another conflict arose. The Cardinal of Lorraine attempted to kidnap two allies of the Huguenots, The Prince of Condé and Odet de Coligny, a French aristocrat, and this action started the Third War of Religion.The Huguenots lost the two major battles in the Third War, and both sides decided to sign the Peace St. Germain in August of 1570. This treaty soothed tensions by guaranteeing Huguenots the right to hold public office and betrothing Catherine’s daughter, Margaret of Valois, to the son of Jeanne
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The Admiral was assassinated on his throne that night. Other Protestant nobles were murdered as well in the Palais du Louvre and on the streets of the capital (De Thou). The massacre continued for three days. In Paris, the number of victims was estimated to be around 4,000. When the massacre spread to the provinces, the fatalities rose to over 10,000. The massacre kept going until September of 1572. The Pope celebrated the massacre with feasts and he also made special commemorative medals. In the aftermath of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, with so many of its leaders dead, the Huguenot movement was crippled. This lead to the Fourth War of Religion, which was lead by Catherine and Charles. (Saint Bartholomew’s Day). One of the reasons that Catherine decided to start the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre was to establish her power. She saw this as a way to protect her family and gain an even stronger standing with the Guises. If she had a substantial standing with the Guises, they would respect her as Queen and support her and her son's’ power and not try to seize the throne from them. This is another example of the fact that Catherine cared more about power than religion. Even if this is true, she is remembered more for the fact that she started a massacre that …show more content…
Once Catherine came to France, she started funding performances and holding festivals called ballet de cour, which were performed by nobles. La ballet comique de la reine, or the comedic ballet for the queen, is the ballet attributed to her (Minden). Now, most ballet terms are in French, like grand jeté, so the French influence is clearly still a major part of ballet today. Catherine’s efforts to bring ballet to France helped the art form spread to other countries as well, especially through nobility. By spreading ballet to France, Catherine showed ballet to important people in the courts and guests at the palace, who would later bring the art form to other places like Russia, which now has its own unique form of ballet. Today, ballet is a near-universal art; a Princeton study found that around 39% of Americans actually participate in ballet, but even more people have been to a performance, proving that Catherine’s artistic tastes have had a lasting impact on the world and everyday
The Admiral was assassinated on his throne that night. Other Protestant nobles were murdered as well in the Palais du Louvre and on the streets of the capital (De Thou). The massacre continued for three days. In Paris, the number of victims was estimated to be around 4,000. When the massacre spread to the provinces, the fatalities rose to over 10,000. The massacre kept going until September of 1572. The Pope celebrated the massacre with feasts and he also made special commemorative medals. In the aftermath of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, with so many of its leaders dead, the Huguenot movement was crippled. This lead to the Fourth War of Religion, which was lead by Catherine and Charles. (Saint Bartholomew’s Day). One of the reasons that Catherine decided to start the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre was to establish her power. She saw this as a way to protect her family and gain an even stronger standing with the Guises. If she had a substantial standing with the Guises, they would respect her as Queen and support her and her son's’ power and not try to seize the throne from them. This is another example of the fact that Catherine cared more about power than religion. Even if this is true, she is remembered more for the fact that she started a massacre that …show more content…
Once Catherine came to France, she started funding performances and holding festivals called ballet de cour, which were performed by nobles. La ballet comique de la reine, or the comedic ballet for the queen, is the ballet attributed to her (Minden). Now, most ballet terms are in French, like grand jeté, so the French influence is clearly still a major part of ballet today. Catherine’s efforts to bring ballet to France helped the art form spread to other countries as well, especially through nobility. By spreading ballet to France, Catherine showed ballet to important people in the courts and guests at the palace, who would later bring the art form to other places like Russia, which now has its own unique form of ballet. Today, ballet is a near-universal art; a Princeton study found that around 39% of Americans actually participate in ballet, but even more people have been to a performance, proving that Catherine’s artistic tastes have had a lasting impact on the world and everyday