Portrait by François Clouet, between 1565 and 1570
Other titles
Admiral of France
Born
(1519-02-16)16 February 1519 Châtillon-sur-Loing, Kingdom of France
Died
24 August 1572(1572-08-24) (aged 53) Paris, Kingdom of France
Family
Coligny
Spouse(s)
Charlotte de Laval
Jacqueline de Montbel d'Entremont
Issue
Louise de Coligny
Beatrix de Coligny
François de Coligny
Charles de Coligny
Father
Gaspard I de Coligny
Mother
Louise de Montmorency
Gaspard de Coligny, seigneur de Châtillon (16 February 1519 – 24 August 1572), was a French nobleman, Admiral of France, and Huguenot leader during the French Wars of Religion. He served under kings Francis I and Henry II during the Italian Wars, attaining great prominence both due to his military skill and his relationship with his uncle, the king's favourite Anne de Montmorency. During the reign of Francis II he converted to Protestantism, becoming a leading noble advocate for the Reformation during the early reign of Charles IX.
With the outbreak of civil war in 1562, Coligny joined the Huguenots in their fight against the Crown. He served as a lieutenant to Louis, Prince of Condé throughout the first two civil wars, before becoming the de facto leader of their military efforts after Condé's death during the third civil war. Due to accusations levelled at him by the assassin of the Catholic Francis, Duke of Guise, in 1563 the powerful Guise family accused him of responsibility for the assassination, and unsuccessfully tried to bring a case against him. Coligny was assassinated at the start of the St Bartholomew's Day massacre, in 1572, on the orders of Henry, Duke of Guise.
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