Editing Grenoble (section)

===Renaissance===
[[File:Francois-de-bonne-duc-de-le.jpg|thumb|François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières]]
Owing to Grenoble's geographical situation, French troops were garrisoned in the city and its region during the [[Italian Wars]]. [[Charles VIII of France|Charles&nbsp;VIII]], [[Louis&nbsp;XII]], and [[Francis I of France|Francis&nbsp;I]] went several times to Grenoble. Its people consequently had to suffer from the exactions of the soldiers.

The nobility of the region took part in various battles ([[Battle of Marignano|Marignano]], [[Battle of Pavia|Pavia]]) and in doing so gained significant prestige.<ref>''Petite histoire du Dauphiné'', Félix Vernay, 1933, p78</ref> The best-known of its members was [[Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard|Bayard]], "the knight without fear and beyond reproach".

Grenoble suffered as a result of the [[French Wars of Religion]]. The Dauphiné was indeed an important settlement for Protestants and therefore experienced several conflicts. The [[François de Beaumont, baron des Adrets|baron des Adrets]], the leader of the [[Huguenots]], pillaged the [[Grenoble Cathedral|Cathedral of Grenoble]] and destroyed the tombs of the former Dauphins.

In August 1575, [[François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières|Lesdiguières]] became the new leader of the Protestants and, thanks to the accession of [[Henry IV of France|Henry&nbsp;IV]] to the throne of France, allied himself with the governor and the lieutenant general of the Dauphiné. But this alliance did not bring an end to the conflicts. Indeed, a Catholic movement, the ''Ligue'', which took Grenoble in December 1590, refused to make peace. After months of assaults, Lesdiguières defeated the Ligue and took back Grenoble. He became the leader of the entire province.<ref>''Petite Histoire du Dauphiné'', Félix Vernay, 1933, p88</ref>

Lesdiguières became the lieutenant-general of the Dauphiné and administered the Province from 1591 to 1626. He began the construction of the [[Bastille (Grenoble)|Bastille]] to protect the city and ordered the construction of new walls, increasing the city's size. He also constructed the Hôtel Lesdiguières, built new fountains, and dug sewers.<ref>Histoire de Grenoble, Vidal Chaumel, Éditions Privat, p.68,123,126,223</ref>

In 1689, the bishop [[Étienne Le Camus]] launched the construction of [[Saint-Louis Church, Grenoble|Saint-Louis Church]].