Editing Charente-Maritime (section)

==== Wars of Religion ====
[[File:Louis Ier de Bourbon, 1er prince de Condé (1530-1569).jpg|thumb|[[Louis I, Prince of Condé|Louis I of Bourbon-Condé]], Protestant leader.|224x224px]]
La Rochelle’s growing Calvinist population led to the 1562 [[Edict of toleration|Edict of Toleration]] by [[Charles IX of France|Charles IX]], but the [[Massacre of Vassy]] sparked uprisings led by [[Louis I, Prince of Condé|Louis de Condé]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Le texte intégral de l'édit de pacification, dit édit de janvier |trans-title=The full text of the Edict of Pacification, known as the January Edict |url=http://elec.enc.sorbonne.fr/editsdepacification/ |access-date=May 25, 2010 |website=elec.enc.sorbonne.fr |language=fr}}</ref> Iconoclastic attacks hit Saint-Jean-d’Angély’s abbey in 1562.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008 |title=Le sac de l'abbaye par les habitants de la ville |trans-title=The sack of the abbey by the townspeople |url=http://www.histoirepassion.eu/?1562-Saint-Jean-d-Angely-17-Le-sac-de-l-abbaye-par-les-habitants-de-la-ville |access-date=May 25, 2010 |website=histoirepassion.eu |language=fr}}</ref> The [[Edict of Amboise]] (1563) ended the first war. In 1565, Charles IX visited Saintes and La Rochelle, noting Protestant resistance.<ref>{{Harvtxt|Massiou|1836|p=93}}</ref> By 1567, La Rochelle became a Protestant stronghold under mayor [[François Ponsard|François Pontard]], aligning with Condé.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2006 |title=La Rochelle et le parti protestant (1567-1573) |trans-title=La Rochelle and the Protestant party (1567-1573) |url=http://www.larochelle-info.com/larochelle/f-4-9-3.histoire-le-parti-protestant.html |access-date=May 25, 2010 |website=La Rochelle Info |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060517071926/http://www.larochelle-info.com/larochelle/f-4-9-3.histoire-le-parti-protestant.html |archive-date=17 May 2006 |language=fr}}</ref> The [[Battle of Jarnac]] (1569) killed Condé, but the [[Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye|Edict of Saint-Germain]] (1570) made La Rochelle a Protestant safe haven.<ref>{{Harvtxt|Combes|2001|p=271}}</ref> The [[St. Bartholomew's Day massacre|St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre]] (1572) led to the [[Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573)|Siege of La Rochelle]], which ended in 1573.<ref>{{Harvtxt|Massiou|1836|p=246}}</ref> Later wars saw [[Henry IV of France|Henri de Navarre]] lead Protestants, culminating in the [[Edict of Nantes]] (1598), designating La Rochelle and others as security strongholds.<ref name=":16">{{Cite book|last=Le Roux|first=Nicolas|year=2001|title=La faveur du roi: mignons et courtisans au temps des derniers Valois|language=fr|trans-title=The King's Favor: Minions and Courtiers in the Time of the Last Valois|publisher=Editions Champ Vallon|isbn=9782876733114|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AHuTP5Vs9ZcC|page=734}}</ref>