Editing French Wars of Religion (section)

=== {{anchor|1572–1573|fourth}} "Fourth" war (1572–1573) ===
The massacres provoked further military action, which included Catholic [[siege]]s of the cities of [[Sommières]] (by troops led by [[Henri I de Montmorency|Henri&nbsp;I de Montmorency]]), [[siege of Sancerre|Sancerre]], and [[Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573)|La Rochelle]] (by troops led by the [[Henry III of France|duke of Anjou]]). The end of hostilities was brought on by the election (11–15&nbsp;May 1573) of the Duke of Anjou to the throne of Poland and by the [[Edict of Boulogne]] (signed in July&nbsp;1573), which severely curtailed many of the rights previously granted to French Protestants. Based on the terms of the treaty, all Huguenots were granted amnesty for their past actions and the freedom of belief. However, they were permitted the freedom to worship only within the three towns of La Rochelle, [[Montauban]], and [[Nîmes]], and even then only within their own residences. Protestant aristocrats with the right of high-justice were permitted to celebrate marriages and baptisms, but only before an assembly limited to ten persons outside of their family.<ref>Jouanna, p.&nbsp;213.</ref>