Michelade
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13 sectionsContents
- Background
- Town of Nîmes
- Protestantism triumphs
- Catholic reaction
- National situation
- Coup
- Preparations
- Action
- Massacre
- Aftermath
- Long-term consequences
- References
- External links
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The Michelade (; ) is the name given to the massacre of Catholics, including 18 Catholic priests and monks, by Protestant coup officials in Nîmes on Michaelmas (29 September) 1567, after the outbreak of the second French War of Religion after the failure of the Surprise of Meaux. The massacre represented one of the largest non-military massacres by Protestants during the civil wars.