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    Wassy (French pronunciation: [vasi]) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. Its population, as of 2019, is 2,819. Wassy has...
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    (French: massacre de Wassy) was the murder of Huguenot worshippers and citizens in an armed action by troops of the Duke of Guise, in Wassy, France on 1 March...
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  • political journalist Kin Vassy (1943–1994), American singer-songwriter Wassy, formerly Wassy-sur-Blaise, a commune in Haute-Marne, France This disambiguation...
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    French Wars of Religion. The war began when in response to the massacre of Wassy by the duc de Guise (duke of Guise), the prince de Condé seized Orléans...
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  • The canton of Wassy is an administrative division of the Haute-Marne department, northeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation...
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    preaching in the town of Wassy. Her son Francis, Duke of Guise was held to be responsible for the anti-Protestant Massacre of Wassy on 1 March 1562 which...
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  • N'For, Guy N'Sangue, Brice Wassy) – 5:22 "Tchokola" (Wassy) – 5:47 "Mouna Bowa" (N'sangue, Ponty) – 6:32 "N'Fan Môt" (Ponty, Wassy) – 6:10 "Yéké Yéké" (Mory...
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    architect of the Amboise conspiracy, had already prepared for war and, taking Wassy as the pretext, assumed the role of a protector of Protestantism and began...
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  • way to Eurville by the French cavalry, Lanskoy, unable to fall back on Wassy, from where he could have taken the most direct route to Brienne via Montier-en-Der...
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  • Medici. He converted to Calvinism in 1562 after the massacre of Vassy (Wassy). During the French Wars of Religion, he became one of the most ardent supporters...
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