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'''Francois de Noailles''' was the Bishop of Dax and the brother of the [[French]] ambassador to [[England]]. Although a [[Catholic]], he secretly supported Reverend [[Thomas Smith]]'s plot to remove Queen [[Mary I]] from power in [[1555]], believing that having [[Elizabeth I]] on the throne would mean England allying with France instead of [[Spain]]. He turned against Smith when the plot was exposed. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy]]'')
'''Francois de Noailles''' was the Bishop of Dax and the brother of the [[French]] ambassador to [[England]]. Although a [[Catholic]], he secretly supported Reverend [[Thomas Smith]]'s plot to remove Queen [[Mary I]] from power in [[1555]]. He believed that having [[Elizabeth I]] on the throne would mean England would ally with France instead of [[Spain]]. He turned against Smith when the plot was exposed. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy]]'')


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Francois de Noailles was the Bishop of Dax and the brother of the French ambassador to England. Although a Catholic, he secretly supported Reverend Thomas Smith's plot to remove Queen Mary I from power in 1555. He believed that having Elizabeth I on the throne would mean England would ally with France instead of Spain. He turned against Smith when the plot was exposed. (BFA: The Marian Conspiracy)

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