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'''Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes''' was a Marshal of [[France]] and a member of the conspiracy to assassinate Admiral [[Gaspard de Coligny]] in [[August]] [[1572]]. | '''Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes''' was a Marshal of [[France]] and a member of the conspiracy to assassinate Admiral [[Gaspard de Coligny]] in [[August]] [[1572]]. | ||
When the plan failed, he blamed the [[Abbot of Amboise]] for it and had him executed. He was later distressed to learn from [[Catherine de Medici]] that innocent [[Huguenot]]s were also to be killed during the [[St Bartholomew's Day massacre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (TV story)|The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'') | When the plan failed, he blamed the [[Abbot of Amboise]] for it and had him executed. He was later distressed to learn from [[Catherine de Medici]] that innocent [[Huguenot]]s were also to be killed during the [[St Bartholomew's Day massacre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (TV story)|The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 10:27, 26 February 2019
Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes was a Marshal of France and a member of the conspiracy to assassinate Admiral Gaspard de Coligny in August 1572.
When the plan failed, he blamed the Abbot of Amboise for it and had him executed. He was later distressed to learn from Catherine de Medici that innocent Huguenots were also to be killed during the St Bartholomew's Day massacre. (TV: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve)
