Besme
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Besme, real name apparently Charles Dianovitz, was a Bohemian
in the pay of the Duke of Guise, is recorded as the assassin of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny
in 1571, using either a dagger
or a "big sword". The assassin group called itself Picards de Bohème.
Bohemian
A Bohemian is a resident of the former Kingdom of Bohemia, either in a narrow sense as the region of Bohemia proper or in a wider meaning as the whole country, now known as the Czech Republic. The word "Bohemian" was used to denote the Czech people as well as the Czech language before the word...
in the pay of the Duke of Guise, is recorded as the assassin of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny
Gaspard de Coligny
Gaspard de Coligny , Seigneur de Châtillon, was a French nobleman and admiral, best remembered as a disciplined Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion.-Ancestry:...
in 1571, using either a dagger
Dagger
A dagger is a fighting knife with a sharp point designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon. The design dates to human prehistory, and daggers have been used throughout human experience to the modern day in close combat confrontations...
or a "big sword". The assassin group called itself Picards de Bohème.
External links
- rootsweb.com
- Catholic encyclopedia (see section THE MASSACRE)