Gaspard de Coligny

Gaspard de Coligny (1517-1572) was a French admiral, born at Châtillon. He was a leader of the Huguenots. He began his life and distinguished himself as a soldier. When the Guises came into power, he busied himself in procuring toleration for the Huguenots, and succeeded in securing in their behalf what is known as the Pacification of Amboise, but on St. Bartholomew's Eve he fell the first victim to the conspiracy in his bed. He was thrown out of the window, and exposed to every manner of indignity in the streets, though it is hard to believe that the Duke of Guise, as is said, demeaned himself to kick the still living body.

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