1562

Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Decades: 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s - 1560s - 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s

Years: 1557 1558 1559 1560 1561 - 1562 - 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567

• January 17 - Huguenots were recognized under the Edict of Saint-Germain[?]
• March 1 - Over 1,000 Huguenots are massacred by the ultra-Catholic Francis, Duke of Guise[?] in Vassy[?] marking the start of the First War of Religion in France. Protestant forces led by Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé[?] and Gaspard de Coligny[?] quickly seize control of Orleans, Rouen, and other cities throughout France.
• September 20 - English forces under John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, land in Le Havre to aid the Huguenots.
• October 26 - Rouen is captured by Royalist forces under Antoine de Bourbon, King of Navarre[?], who is mortally wounded.
• December 19 - Battle of Dreux[?]. An indecisive battle between Huguenots forces under Condé and Coligny, and Catholic forces under Anne de Montmorency[?] and Guise. Notable is that the official leaders of both armies - Condé and Montmorency - were captured in the battle.

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