Editing Dauphiné (section)

==== Time of troubles ====
[[Image:Francois-de-bonne-duc-de-le.jpg|thumb|[[François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières]]]]
[[Image:Grenoble Tassin 1638.jpg|thumb|Dauphiné circa 1638]]
[[File:Journée des Tuiles (Alexandre Debelle), Musée de la Révolution française - Vizille.jpg|thumb|''[[Day of the Tiles]]'', 1890 painting by [[Alexandre Debelle]], ([[Musée de la Révolution française]])]]

During the [[Italian Wars]] (1494–1559), French troops were quartered in Dauphiné. [[Charles VIII of France|Charles VIII]], [[Louis XII]] and [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] stayed often in Grenoble, but the people of the province suffered the exactions of the soldiers. Moreover, the nobility of the region took part in the different battles ([[Battle of Marignano|Marignano]], [[Battle of Pavia|Pavia]]) and gained an immense prestige.<ref>''Petite histoire du Dauphiné'', Félix Vernay, 1933, p78</ref> The best-known of its members was [[Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard|Pierre Terrail de Bayard]], "the knight without fear and beyond reproach".

The province suffered from the [[French Wars of Religion]] (1562–98) between Catholics and Protestants at the end of the 16th century. The Dauphiné was a center of Protestantism in France, in cities such as [[Gap, Hautes-Alpes|Gap]], [[Die, Drôme|Die]], and [[La Mure]]. [[François de Beaumont, baron des Adrets|François de Beaumont]], the Huguenot leader, became famous for his cruelty and his destructions.

The cruel execution of Charles du Puy-Montbrun, leader of the Protestants, by the king of France, led to more violence and struggles between the two parties.

In 1575, [[François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières|Lesdiguières]] became the new leader of the Protestants and obtained several territories in the province. After the accession of [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]] to the throne of France, Lesdiguières allied with the governor and the lieutenant general of Dauphiné. However, this alliance did not put an end to the conflicts. Indeed, a Catholic movement, ''la Ligue'', which took Grenoble in 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>