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The '''Abbot of Amboise''' was the right-hand man of the [[Cardinal of Lorraine]], the religious leader of the [[Catholic]]s in [[France]]. He was strongly anti-Huguenot and a member of the conspiracy to assassinate Admiral [[Gaspard de Coligny]]. When the plan failed, Marshal [[Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes]] blamed him for it and had him executed. His death was blamed on the [[Huguenot]]s, a religious minority living in [[Paris]] at the time. | The '''Abbot of Amboise''' was the right-hand man of the [[Cardinal of Lorraine]], the religious leader of the [[Catholic]]s in [[France]]. He was strongly anti-Huguenot and a member of the conspiracy to assassinate Admiral [[Gaspard de Coligny]] in [[August]] [[1572]]. When the plan failed, Marshal [[Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes]] blamed him for it and had him executed. His death was blamed on the [[Huguenot]]s, a religious minority living in [[Paris]] at the time. | ||
The Abbot was a [[List of Doppelgängers|physical double]] of the [[First Doctor]]. The Doctor's [[companion]] [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] thought at first that the Abbot was the Doctor in disguise. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'') | The Abbot was a [[List of Doppelgängers|physical double]] of the [[First Doctor]]. The Doctor's [[companion]] [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] thought at first that the Abbot was the Doctor in disguise. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (TV story)|The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 01:35, 30 November 2013
The Abbot of Amboise was the right-hand man of the Cardinal of Lorraine, the religious leader of the Catholics in France. He was strongly anti-Huguenot and a member of the conspiracy to assassinate Admiral Gaspard de Coligny in August 1572. When the plan failed, Marshal Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes blamed him for it and had him executed. His death was blamed on the Huguenots, a religious minority living in Paris at the time.
The Abbot was a physical double of the First Doctor. The Doctor's companion Steven thought at first that the Abbot was the Doctor in disguise. (TV: The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve)
