Title

Assassination of admiral Gaspard II de Coligny (1519-1572). St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Engraving.

Caption

Gaspard II de Coligny (1519-1572). Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion. Assassination of admiral de Coligny. 1572. St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Engraving. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

Date

1754

Credit line

Photo12/UIG/PHAS

Reference

UMG20B36_484

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,2Mb (5,7Mb) / 12,6in x 16,1in / 3768 x 4840 (300dpi)

Keywords

1572 16th century Catholic Europe France French Calvinist Protestants French Wars of Religion Gaspar II de Coligny Gaspar de Coligny History Huguenot Killing Modern Age Protestant Seigneur de Chatillon St. Bartholomew's Day massacre admiral assassination dead death died engraving french killed leader massacre massacres military murder nobleman religion violence