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==== Siege of La Rochelle (1627-1628) ====
[[File:RichelieuRochelle.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Siege of La Rochelle]] by [[Cardinal Richelieu]], painted by [[Henri-Paul Motte]].|188x188px]]
La Rochelle, dubbed the “metropolis of heresy” by [[Cardinal Richelieu]], defied Louis XIII, leading to the 1622 Treaty of Montpellier, which faltered over Fort-Louis’ demolition.<ref name=":18">{{Harvtxt|Massiou|1836|p=278}}</ref> Renewed conflict in 1625 saw [[Jean Guiton]]’s fleet lose to [[Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency|Henri II de Montmorency]], and [[Saint-Martin-de-Ré]] fell.<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |title=Siège de la Rochelle |trans-title=Siege of La Rochelle |url=http://filsab.chez-alice.fr/batailles/siegelarochelle.htm |access-date=May 25, 2010 |website=filsab.chez-alice.fr |language=fr}}</ref> In 1627, England’s [[George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham|Duke of Buckingham]] blockaded Île de Ré, while Richelieu’s siege of La Rochelle, with a dike blocking sea access, began.<ref>{{Harvtxt|Jacques|Robert|Christian|René|1996|p=50}}</ref> Famine and disease reduced the population from 28,000 to 5,000, forcing surrender on October 28, 1628.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Le grand siège de La Rochelle|language=fr|trans-title=The great siege of La Rochelle|url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/display2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fww2.ac-poitiers.fr%2Fcivique%2FIMG%2Fpdf%2FDossier_de_presse_-_Expo_Le_Grand_Siege_de_La_Rochelle.pdf|website=Académie de Poitiers|access-date=May 25, 2010}}</ref>