Execution of entreated conspiracy of Amboise
From the March 17th, 1560 the executions start: most entreated are hung with the balustrades of the castle, the others are thrown to the Loire or are massacred by crowd.
Conspiracy of Amboise
The noble ones reformed inspired a first takeover by force, known under the name of tumult or conspiracy of Amboise (March 1560), which failed; Cop escaped the capital punishment only thanks to death from François II. But there is habit to make begin the disorders with the massacre from Wassy, on on March 1st, 1562, perpetrated by the men of the duke François de Guise. A few days later, on on March 27th, the Own way led the royal family of Fontainebleau to Paris, which the prince of Condé interpreted like a removal of the royal family, that he consequently affirmed to want to release.
Military operations
Basing their strategy on the catch of the cities, Cop and the Protestant troops conquered Tours as of on on March 30th, then, lasting spring 1562, Rouen, Blois, Sens, Angers. At the summer, the movement was reversed and the catholic royal army began again most places. Rouen was reconquered at the end of a seat which ended in atrocities made against the inhabitants.
Lastly, at the time of the battle of Dreux, on on December 19th, 1562, Condé prisoner by the catholics was made, while the constable of Morello cherry was it by the Protestants, and that the marshal of Saint-Andrew found death. The duke of Own way found himself then in strong position, but it was in its turn assassinated in February 1563, at the time of the head office of Orleans. Thus, the main leaders of the two parties were eliminated.
The edict of pacification of Amboise
On March 19th, 1563, Catherine de Médicis could impose the edict of pacification of Amboise, which guaranteed to Huguenot the freedom of conscience and an authorization of the worship, carefully limited however; the edict made conditions more favorable to noble reformed than with the commoners. This edict, accepted by Cop, contributed to give Protestantism the image of a religion of the elite. Lastly, on on July 30th, 1563, the constable of Morello cherry and Condé took again Le Havre with the English; the Protestants thus managed to gum the ignominy of the treaty of Hampton Court which they had passed with Elisabeth I Re.