Editing Charles IX of France (section)

===Second and third war of religion===
War again broke out in 1567 after Charles added 6,000 Swiss mercenaries to his personal guards.{{sfn|Holt|1995|p=63–64}} Huguenots, fearing a Catholic attack was imminent, tried to abduct the king at [[Surprise of Meaux|Meaux]],{{sfn|Holt|1995|p=63–64}} seized various cities, and massacred Catholics at [[Nîmes]] in an action known as the [[Michelade]]. The [[Battle of Saint-Denis (1567)|Battle of Saint-Denis]] resulted in a Huguenot defeat and the death of [[Anne de Montmorency]], the royal commander-in-chief, and the short war ended in 1568 with the [[Peace of Longjumeau]].{{sfn|Holt|1995|p=64–65}} The privileges granted to Protestants were widely opposed, however, leading to their cancellation and the resumption of war. The [[Dutch Republic]], England and Navarre intervened on the Protestant side, while Spain, Tuscany and [[Pope Pius V]] supported the Catholics. Finally, the royal debt and the King's desire to seek a peaceful solution led to yet another truce, the [[Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye]] in August 1570, which again granted concessions to the Huguenots.{{sfn|Knecht|2000|p=151}}