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His death was believed by his family to be due to the Admiral de Coligny. The city of Rochelle, fortified by Jeanne of Navarre, became the stronghold of the Huguenots. HIS DEATH WAS BELIEVED BY HIS FAMILY TO BE DUE TO THE ADMIRAL DU COLINI THE CITY OF ROCHELLE FORTIFIED BY JEANNE OF NAVARRE BECAME THE STRONGHOLD OF THE HUGUENOTS
 was in the south, the Catholic in the east. Most of the provincial cities at first held with the Bourbons, for the sake of civil and religious freedom; though the Guise family succeeded to the popularity of the Burgundian dukes in Paris. Still Catherine persuaded Antony of Bourbon to return to court just as his wife, Queen Jeanne of Navarre, had become a staunch Calvinist, and while dreaming of exchanging his claim on Navarre for the kingdom of Sardinia, he was killed on the Catholic side while besieging Rouen. At the first outbreak the Huguenots seemed to have by far the greatest influence. An endeavour was made to seize the king's person, and this led to a battle at Dreux. While it was doubtful Catherine actually declared, "We shall have to say our prayers in French." Guise, however, retrieved the day, and though Montmorençy was made prisoner on the one side, Condé was taken on the other. Orleans was the Huguenot rallying-place, and while besieging it Guise himself was assassinated. MORE CRUEL THE REFORMED INFLUENCE WAS IN THE SOUTH THE CATHOLIC IN THE EAST MOST OF THE PROVINCIAL CITIES AT FIRST HELD WITH THE BOURBON FOR THE SAKE OF CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM THOUGH THE GEIS FAMILY SUCCEEDED TO THE POPULARITY OF THE BURGUNDIAN DUKES IN PARIS STILL CATHERINE PERSUADED ANTONY OF BON TO RETURN TO COURT JUST AS HIS WIFE QUEEN JEANNE OF NAVARRE HAD BECOME A STAUNCH CALVINIST AND WHILE DREAMING OF EXCHANGING HIS CLAIM ON NAVARRE FOR THE KINGDOM OF SARDINIA HE WAS KILLED ON THE CATHOLIC SIDE WHILE BESIEGING RON AT THE FIRST OUTBREAK THE HUGUENOTS SEEMED TO HAVE BY FAR THE GREATEST INFLUENCE AN ENDEAVOUR WAS MADE TO SEIZE THE KING'S PERSON AND THIS LED TO A BATTLE AT DROUX WHILE IT WAS DOUBTFUL CATHERINE ACTUALLY DECLARED WE SHALL HAVE TO SAY OUR PRAYERS IN FRENCH GUICHE HOWEVER RETRIEVED THE DAY AND THOUGH MONTMORENCY WAS MADE PRISONER ON THE ONE SIDE CONDIE WAS TAKEN ON THE OTHER ORLEANS WAS A HUGUENOT RALLYING PLACE AND WHILE BESIEGING IT NIZE HIMSELF WAS ASSASSINATED
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