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	Coligny, Gaspard de Chatillon, comte de. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		An unsuccessful attempt to capture Coligny and Condé at Noyers (1568) brought on the third war, in which Coligny became sole leader, nominally as adviser to the young Henry of Navarre (later King Henry IV of France).
		Catherine, alarmed at the possibility of war with Spain, also feared that Coligny’s increasing influence would weaken her own hold on the king.
		On Aug. 22, 1572, Coligny escaped the assassination ordered by Catherine and by Henri de Guise (see under Guise, family); two days later, however, he was murdered in the massacre of Huguenots instigated by Catherine (see Saint Bartholomew’s Day, massacre of).
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	GASPARD DE COLIGNY - LoveToKnow Article on GASPARD DE COLIGNY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		COLIGNY, GASPARD DE (1519-1572), admiral of France and Protestant leader, came of a noble family of Burgundy, who traced their descent from the 11th century, and in the reign of Louis XI.
		The kings regard for the admiral, and the bold front of the Huguenots, alarmed the queen-mother; and the massacre of St Bartholomew was the consequence.
		Gaspard de Coligny (1584-1646), son of Francis, was marshal of France during the reign of Louis XIII.
	18.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CO/COLIGNY_GASPARD_DE.htm (725 words)

	Gaspard de Coligny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the campaign of 1543 Coligny distinguished himself, and was wounded at the sieges of Montmédy and Bains.
		On August 22, 1572 Coligny was shot in the street by Maurevel, an assassin in the pay of the queen-mother and Guise; the bullets, however, only tore a finger from his right hand and shattered his left elbow.
		Gaspard de Coligny (1584–1646), son of this Francis, was Marshal of France during the reign of Louis XIII.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gaspard_de_Coligny (869 words)

	Gaspard de Coligny (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		His family traced their descent from 11th century and in the reign of Louis XI were in the service of the of France.
		The king's regard for admiral and the bold front of the alarmed the queen-mother; and the massacre of St Bartholomew was the consequence.
		On August 22 1572 Coligny was shot in the street Maurevel an assassin in the pay of queen-mother and Guise; the bullets however only a finger from his right hand and his left elbow.
	www.freeglossary.com /Gaspard_de_Coligny (823 words)

	Encyclopedia: Gaspard de Coligny
		Coligny is a maize farming town situated next to the railway line between Kimberley and Johannesburg in North West Province of South Africa.
		Fort Coligny was a fortress founded by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1555, in what constituted the so-called France Antarctique historical episode.
		Huguenots Supporters contend that the Eleventh Edition of the EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica (1911) represents the sum of human knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century; indeed, it was advertised as such.
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	Gaspard de Coligny Biography / Biography of Gaspard de Coligny Biography
		Gaspard de Coligny was born on Feb. 16, 1519, at his family's château of Châtillon-sur-Loing, the third of four sons of Gaspard de Coligny, Seigneur de Châtillon, and Louise de Montmorency.
		Coligny assumed the role of spokesman for the French Protestants, and his initial hope was to ally with the queen mother, Catherine de Médicis, and work through her to secure toleration for his fellow Huguenots.
		On the night of Aug. 24, 1572, Coligny was slain in his bed by the attendants of the Duke of Guise and thus became the first of countless victims of the St. Bartholomew's Night massacre.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-gaspard-de-coligny (844 words)

	The Calendar of Coligny
		The Coligny Calendar is thought to have first been fabricated in about 50 A.D. or about 100-years after the Romans made their unwelcome incursion into the affairs of Gaul under Julius Caesar.
		The inner rectangle of the Coligny calendar was intended to be 4.536 feet in length.
		These indicate that significant milestones have been reached in the count of days and that, either, the moment arrived at within the calendar cycle is of great importance, or else the "number" exhibited is one of the special ones, much used in the general calculation endeavours of their ancient society.
	www.celticnz.co.nz /Coligny/ColignyPart1.htm (12632 words)

	Gaspard de Coligny (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		Gaspard of Coligny, born 1519, was the second son (which in part explains why he chose the military as a career) of a noble man close to the royal family.
		Although the king tried to persuade Coligny to return to his court, he refused, and eventually Coligny was returned to prison.
		In an effort to bring peace to the kingdom, she decided to give part of the responsibilities of the kingdom to the Protestants while she waited for the future legitimate king, Charles IX, to come of age and rule the kingdom himself.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /~lavoicy/poissy/Coligny.htm (731 words)

	COLIGNY CALENDAR
		He further speculated that the information recorded on the calendar was compiled by Gallic druids who wished to preserve the ancient Celtic system of timekeeping, at the time when the Julian calendar was being rigorously enforced throughout the entire Roman empire, around the turn of the first century AD.
		Two of the main Celtic religious festivals Beltain and Lughnasadh were indicated on the Coligny calendar by small sigils, and each year started with the month of Samonios, during which period the festival of Samhain was celebrated.
		Though not confirmed by the Coligny inscriptions, we also know that in accordance with general Celtic custom, which was itself adopted from the ancient Greek observance, each day was reckoned to last from sunset to sunset; not midnight to midnight as our modern Roman calendar dictates.
	www.roman-britain.org /coligny.htm (550 words)

	Gaspard de Coligny -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		His family traced their descent from the (additional info and facts about 11th century) 11th century, and in the reign of (King of France who put down an alliance of unruly nobles and unified France except for Brittany (1423-1483)) Louis XI, were in the service of the king of France.
		The king's regard for the admiral, and the bold front of the Huguenots, alarmed the queen-mother; and the (additional info and facts about massacre of St Bartholomew) massacre of St Bartholomew was the consequence.
		Gaspard de Coligny (1584-1646), son of this Francis, was marshal of France during the reign of (King of France from 1610 to 1643 who relied heavily on the advice of Cardinal Richelieu (1601-1643)) Louis XIII.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ga/gaspard_de_coligny.htm (768 words)

	Gaspard de Coligny (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		When the civil wars began in 1562, Coligny decided to take arms onlyafter long hesitation, and he was always ready to negotiate.
		On August 22, 1572 Coligny was shot inthe street by Maurevel, an assassin in the pay of the queen-mother and Guise; the bullets, however, only tore a finger from hisright hand and shattered his left elbow.
		By his wife, Charlotte de Laval, Coligny had several children, among them being Louise, who married first Charles de Télignyand afterwards William the Silent, prince of Orange, andFrancis, admiral of Guienne, who was one of the devoted servants of Henry IV.
	www.therfcc.org /gaspard-de-coligny-89334.html (715 words)

	Coligny, Gaspard de Châtillon, comte de on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		An unsuccessful attempt to capture Coligny and Condé at Noyers (1568) brought on the third war, in which Coligny became sole leader, nominally as adviser to the young Henry of Navarre (later King Henry IV of France).
		Catherine, alarmed at the possibility of war with Spain, also feared that Coligny's increasing influence would weaken her own hold on the king.
		On Aug. 22, 1572, Coligny escaped the assassination ordered by Catherine and by Henri de Guise (see under Guise, family); two days later, however, he was murdered in the massacre of Huguenots instigated by Catherine (see Saint Bartholomew's Day, massacre of).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/Coligny.asp (381 words)

	Coligny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572), Seigneur (Lord) de Châtillon, admiral of France and Protestant leader
		Coligny, a commune of the Ain département, in France
		Coligny, South Africa is a town in town in the North West Province of South Africa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coligny (114 words)

	Wars of Religion
		Condé and Coligny made an alliance with William of Orange in the Netherlands, who was fighting for the independence of the United Provinces from Spain.
		On August 22, as Admiral de Coligny was returning to his lodgings from a visit with the king, an assassin fired at him, breaking his arm and wounding him severely, but not killing him outright.
		Coligny was dragged from his bed, stabbed, and thrown out the window to the pavement below.
	www.lepg.org /wars.htm (3850 words)

	Gaspard de Coligny - Free-Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		Coligny fuit alors vers le sud avec ses troupes, et rejoint l'armée des « vicomtes » en Languedoc.
		Coligny cherche alors à rentrer dans les bonnes grâces de Charles IX, qui l'a condamné à mort et a fait confisquer ses biens.
		Coligny est achevé dans son lit, et son corps est jeté par la fenêtre.
	fr.free-definition.com /Gaspard_de_Coligny.html (473 words)

	The French Reformation, Part 2 - October 1996
		Coligny was admitted to council and given great dignities and flatteries.
		The king and the admiral were often in council together and Coligny began to have confidence in the king.
		As these warnings were reiterated, louder and longer Coligny responded that he would rather risk massacre than to rekindle civil war and forego the hope of freeing France from the Spanish alliance.
	www.steps2life.org /php/view_article.php?article_id=494 (3231 words)

	The Coligny Calendar Page
		The Coligny Calendar (a portion of which is shown to the right) is an ancient Celtic solar/lunar ritual calendar which was discovered in Coligny France.
		The Coligny Calendar is an attempt to reconcile both the cycles of the moon and sun (as is our modern gregorian calendar.) The coligny calendar however, considers the phases of the moon to be very important, and each month always begins with the same moon phase.
		It is synchronized to begin the calendar with the era of the New Coligny Calendar (NCC) on October 8th, 1999.
	technovate.org /web/coligny.htm (1219 words)

	Coligny, Odet de - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Coligny, Odet de (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		He was diplomatic envoy for the Huguenots during the civil war of 1567–68 between Huguenots and Catholics, and went to England to try to obtain English help for the Protestant cause but was poisoned there, probably at Catherine de' Medici's command.
		He was the brother of Gaspard de Coligny.
		He was made a cardinal in 1533, archbishop of Toulouse in 1534, and bishop of Beauvais in 1535.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Coligny,%20Odet%20de (143 words)

	Coligny - Freepedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		Coligny est une commune française, chef-lieu de canton de l'Ain.
		Coligny est situé à une vingtaine de kilomètres au nord de Bourg-en-Bresse et à environ 40 kilomètres au sud de Lons-le-Saunier à limite du Jura (département) et de l'Ain.
		Coligny est connu pour son célèbre calendrier celtique, une pièce quasiment unique au monde.
	fr.freepedia.org /Coligny.html (451 words)

	Coligny Theatre ~ Hilton Head Island, SC
		Coligny Theatre ~ Hilton Head Island, SC History of Coligny Theatre
		Showtimes are daily at 4 and 7 pm (no 7 pm Monday show) and Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:30 am.
		Make your plans to join us on Monday evenings at Coligny Theatre for X-Box (John Madden 07) on the
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	Gaspard de Coligny - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
		In none of these wars did he show superior genius, but he acted throughout with great prudence and extraordinary tenacity; he was "le héros de la mauvaise fortune." In 1569 the defeat and death of the prince of Condé at Jarnac left him sole leader of the Protestant armies.
		On August_22, 1572 Coligny was shot in the street by Maurevel, an assasin in the pay of the queen-mother and Guise; the bullets, however, only tore a finger from his right hand and shattered his left elbow.
		On the 24th of August, the night of the massacre, he was attacked in his house, and a servant of the duke of Guise, generally known as Besme, slew him and cast him from a window into the courtyard at his master's feet.
	www.indexsuche.com /Gaspard_de_Coligny.html (622 words)

	GASPARD II. DE COLIGNY, SEIGNEUR DE CHâTILLON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		Als Sohn des Marschalls von Châtillon, Gaspard de Coligny geboren, bekam er seine Erziehung am Hof des französischen Königs Franz I. An den Feldzügen gegen Kaiser Karl V. in den Niederlanden und Italien 1547 nahm er teil, wurde 1547 zum Generaloberst der Infanterie ernannt.
		Die Jahre 1557 bis 1559 verbrachte Coligny in spanischer Gefangenschaft.
		Coligny und die Mehrzahl der prominenten und einflussreichen Hugenotten finden in der Nacht des 24.
	www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/G/Gaspard_II._de_Coligny%2C_Seigneur_de_Ch%E2tillon (246 words)

	Seekers: Holy Days #2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		Coligny and the Crimson Knight jump up to it fast and in no time they are in the same height of the vampire.
		Coligny knew it was coming, but he also knew it was not going to be welcomed with open arms.
		Coligny had indeed three brothers, one of which, Odet de Coligny, was a cardinal and Grand Inquisitor of France before converted to Protestantism.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Styx/2607/mv1/seekershd2.html (6636 words)

	AllRefer.com - Coligny, Gaspard de ChAtillon, comte de (French History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Coligny, Gaspard de ChAtillon, comte de[gAspAr´ du shAtEyON´ kONt du kOlEnyE´] Pronunciation Key, 1519–72, French Protestant leader.
		A nephew of Anne, duc de Montmorency, he came to the French court at an early age.
		With Louis I de CondE (see under CondE, family) he commanded the Huguenots (French Protestants) after the murder of Protestants at Vassy (1562) and also in the second of the Wars of Religion (1567–68).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Coligny.html (476 words)

	NDM Article - $65K Flight Simulator Draws Skepticism From Military Buyers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		Coligny has been seeking to partner with other companies in the industry, to “try to figure out how to break through the barriers of skepticism encountered in the marketplace, where many people dismiss the low-cost products, because they “don’t fit into the conventional mindset.”
		Some military buyers of simulation equipment have questioned Flyit’s products, said Coligny, because they believe that, unless millions of dollars are spent, the technology will not be capable enough to meet their requirements.
		Coligny conceded that the sophistication of high-end simulators is “not achievable” in a PC environment.
	www.nationaldefensemagazine.org /issues/2000/Nov/65K_Flight.htm (737 words)

	HWC, St Bartholomew's Day Massacre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		Coligny, in turn, was conspiring with the Dutch to lead an invasion of the Netherlands to drive out the Spanish there.
		Catherine was evidently a party to this plot, as was the Guise family, and she now feared for her life and for the crown.
		Coligny was arrested and executed on the spot.
	history.boisestate.edu /westciv/reformat/france05.htm (337 words)

	Gaspard de Coligny leider van de hugenoten (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
		Gaspard de Coligny wordt in Parijs in of rond 1517 geboren.
		De Coligny besluit te gaan strijden voor de rechten van de protestanten in Frankrijk, de hugenoten.
		De Coligny vraagt haar om godsdienstvrijheid en Catharina stemt er in eerste instantie mee in.
	members.home.nl /tetrode/Geuzen/Coligny.htm (316 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre
		For the satisfactory solution of the question it is necessary to distinguish carefully between the attempted murder of Coligny on 22 August and his assassination on the night of 23-24 August, and the general massacre of Protestants.
		On 12 September, 1571, the Admiral de Coligny came to Blois, where Charles IX resided, to superintend and further this new policy, and it would seem that just at that time the king was sincere in seeking the support of Coligny and the Protestants against Philip II.
		This intervention caused Catherine to plan Coligny's assassination, and at a meeting to which she called Madame de Nemours, widow of the great Duke of Guise, it was decided that Maurevel should set a trap for the admiral.
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