Search
  
 
ClergyLegal
borndied
15671589, Aug 1
a French conspirator and the killer of king Henry III. He was born at Serbonnes, in today's Yonne département, in Burgundy, and became a Dominican lay brother. During the French Wars of Religion, Clément became fanatically religious and an ardent partisan of the Catholic League. Viewing Protestantism as heresy, he talked of exterminating the Huguenots and formed a plan to assassinate Henry III. His project was encouraged by some of the heads of the League, in particular Catherine de Guise, the Duchess Montpensier.
 Gallery (1)

Thumbnail
 Timeline (1)
08/01/1589-Monk Jacques Clément Henry III mortally wounds French King CenErr11965 in assassination attempt
Colonial Sense is an advocate for global consumer privacy rights, protection and security.
All material on this website © copyright 2009-25 by Colonial Sense, except where otherwise indicated.
ref:T5-S50-P1196-CPerson-M