Henri I de Guise (English spelling)

Japanese: Henri I de Guise(英語表記)HenriIdeGuise
Henri I de Guise (English spelling)

…France had been in the midst of the Religious Wars since 1562, but the conflict between the old and new factions had been in a lull since around 1570. As a symbol of this, a marriage contract was concluded between the leader of the Protestants, Henry of Navarre (later Henry IV), and Charles IX's sister, Marguerite de Valois (Princess Margot), and a lavish wedding was held in Paris on August 18. However, the leader of the Protestants, Henry I de Guise, disliked the growing influence of the Protestant leader, Admiral Coligny, on national politics, and attempted to assassinate him, but failed (August 22). Fearing a full-scale counterattack by the Huguenots, he resorted to mass murder. It is clear that the Queen Mother, Catherine de Medici, was involved in this plan, but it is believed that King Charles IX was forced to agree to it at the last minute. …

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Japanese:

…フランスは1562年以来ユグノー戦争に突入していたが,70年ごろより新旧両派の抗争は小康状態にあり,その象徴として,新教派の総帥アンリ・ド・ナバール(のちのアンリ4世)とシャルル9世の妹マルグリット・ド・バロア(マルゴ姫)との結婚契約が成立し,8月18日パリで盛大な婚儀が行われた。しかし,旧教派の首領アンリ・ド・ギーズHenri I de Guiseは,新教派の重鎮コリニー提督の国政への影響力増大を嫌い,提督の暗殺を企てたが,これに失敗(8月22日),ユグノー派の総反撃を恐れ大量殺戮へと走った。この計画に王母カトリーヌ・ド・メディシスが荷担していたことは明らかだが,国王シャルル9世は最後の土壇場で計画への同意を余儀なくされたものと見られている。…

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