Wassy
Encyclopedia
Wassy formerly known as Wassy-sur-Blaise, is a commune
in the Haute-Marne
department in north-eastern France
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Population (1999): 3,294.
attacked and killed worshippers at a Huguenot
service, called the Massacre of Wassy, which marked the start of the First War of Religion in France.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Haute-Marne
Haute-Marne
Haute-Marne is a department in the northeast of France named after the Marne River.-History:Haute-Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Population (1999): 3,294.
History
On 1 March 1562, a faction of armed soldiers under Francis, Duke of GuiseFrancis, Duke of Guise
Francis de Lorraine II, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Duke of Aumale , called Balafré , was a French soldier and politician.-Early life:...
attacked and killed worshippers at a Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
service, called the Massacre of Wassy, which marked the start of the First War of Religion in France.
External links
- Personal website about Wassy (in French)
- Protestant Museum of the Barn of Wassy (in French)