Besme
Sign in to saveAlso known as Charles Dianovitz, Karel z Janovic
Besme, also called Behmef, real name apparently Charles Dianovitz (), was a Bohemian in the pay of the Duke of Guise, who is recorded as the assassin of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny in 1572, using either a dagger or a "big sword". The assassin group called itself Picards de Bohème.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Syrian mothers
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 4
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Besme">Read more on Last.fm</a>
via Last.fm · Besme
Recent publications · Crossref
1 total works indexed
via Crossref · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Páni z Janovic a Klenové - coat of arms.png
Show 1 more fact
- date of death
- 1577-00-00
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Article
2 sectionsContents
- References
- External links
Besme, also called Behmef, real name apparently Charles Dianovitz (), was a Bohemian in the pay of the Duke of Guise, who is recorded as the assassin of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny in 1572, using either a dagger or a "big sword". The assassin group called itself Picards de Bohème.
Later subsequently was made prisoner while warring against the Protestants of Saintonge, who put him to death.