COLIGNY

Meaning of COLIGNY in English

/kaw lee nyee"/ , n.

Gaspard de /gann spannrdd" deuh/ , 1519-72, French admiral and Huguenot leader.

Also, Coligni .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

COLIGNY — biographical name Gaspard II de 1519-1572 Seigneur de Châtillon French admiral & Huguenot leader
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COLIGNY — biographical name Gaspard II de 1519-1572 Seigneur de Châtillon French admiral & Huguenot leader
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COLIGNY — Pronunciation: ˌ ko ̇ - ˌ l ē n- ' y ē , k ə - ' l ē n-y …
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COLIGNY, GASPARD II DE, LORD DE CHÂTILLON — born Feb. 16, 1519, Châtillon-sur-Loing, France died Aug. 24, 1572, Paris French soldier and leader of the Huguenots in the …
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COLIGNY, GASPARD II DE, SEIGNEUR (LORD) DE CHTILLON — born Feb. 16, 1519, Chtillon-sur-Loing, Fr. died Aug. 24, 1572, Paris admiral of France and leader of the Huguenots during …
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COLIGNY, GASPARD II DE, LORD DE CHÂTILLON — born Feb. 16, 1519, Châtillon-sur-Loing, France died Aug. 24, 1572, Paris French soldier and leader of the Huguenots in the …
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SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S DAY, MASSACRE OF — (Aug. 24–25, 1572) Murder of French As part of the ongoing Wars of Religion , Catherine de Médicis agreed to …
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RIBAUT, JEAN — born с 1520, Dieppe, France died Oct. 12, 1565, Florida French naval officer and colonizer. He served in the French …
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RELIGION, WARS OF — (1562–98) Conflicts in France between Protestants and Catholics. The spread of French Calvinism persuaded the French ruler Catherine de Médicis …
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LORD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bentinck William Henry Cavendish Lord Lord Byron Cange Charles du Fresne Lord du Lord …
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II — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abdülhamid II Agesilaus II Aziz al Din Alamgir II Alexander II Amalric II Amenhotep …
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HUGUENOTS — French Protestants of the 16th–17th century, many of whom suffered severe persecution for their faith. The first French Huguenot community …
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HENRY IV — I German Heinrich born Nov. 11, 1050, Goslar?, Saxony died Aug. 7, 1106, Liège, Lorraine Duke of Bavaria (1055–61), German …
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GUISE, HENRI I DE LORRAINE, 3RD DUKE DE — born Dec. 31, 1550 died Dec. 23, 1588, Blois, France French leader of the Catholic party and the Holy League …
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GASPARD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Gaspard Félix Tournachon Chaumette Pierre Gaspard Coligny Gaspard II de lord de Châtillon
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CATHERINE DE MÉDICIS — orig. Caterina de' Medici born April 13, 1519, Florence died Jan. 5, 1589, Blois, France Queen consort of Henry II …
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VILLEGAGNON ISLAND — Portuguese Ilha De Villegagnon, island in Guanabara Bay, southeastern Brazil, connected by a causeway to Rio de Janeiro's Santos Dumont …
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SOISSONS, LOUIS DE BOURBON, COUNT (COMTE) DE
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SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S DAY, MASSACRE OF — (August 24/25, 1572), massacre of French Huguenots (Protestants) in Paris plotted by Catherine de Mdicis and carried out by Roman …
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RIBAUT, JEAN — born c. 1520, , Dieppe, France died Oct. 12, 1565, Florida [now in U.S.] French naval officer, explorer, and colonizer. …
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MONTMORENCY, FRANOIS, DUKE (DUC) DE — born 1530 died May 5, 1579, couen, Fr. eldest son of Anne de Montmorency and a leader of the Roman …
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LOUIS OF NASSAU — born Jan. 10, 1538, Dillenburg, Nassau died April 14, 1574, Mook, near Nijmegen, Neth. Dutch Lodewijk van Nassau nobleman who …
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LENCLOS, NINON DE — born 1620, Paris, Fr. died Oct. 17, 1705, Paris byname of Anne De Lenclos, Lenclos also spelled Lanclos celebrated French …
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HUGUENOT — any of the Protestants in France in the 16th and 17th centuries, many of whom suffered severe persecution for their …
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HENRY III — born Oct. 4, 1379, Burgos, Castile died 1406, Toledo byname Henry The Sufferer, Spanish Enrique El Doliente king of Castile …
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GUISE, HENRI I DE LORRAINE, 3E DUC DE — ( (3rd duke of), ) born Dec. 31, 1550 died Dec. 23, 1588, Blois, Fr. byname Henry Of Guise, or …
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GUISE, FRANOIS DE LORRAINE, 2E DUC DE (2ND DU — born Feb. 24, 1519, Bar, Fr. died Feb. 24, 1563, Orlans byname The Scarred, French Le Balafr the greatest figure …
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COND, LOUIS I DE BOURBON, 1ER PRINCE DE — (1st prince of) born May 7, 1530, Vendme, Fr. died March 13, 1569, Jarnac military leader of the Huguenots in …
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CHARLES IX — born June 27, 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris died May 30, 1574, Vincennes, Fr. also called (until 1560) Duc (duke) D'orlans …
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BRESSE — natural region of eastern France, embracing parts of the Ain and Sane-et-Loire dpartements. It extends for 60 mi (100 km) …
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PREMIER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the Premier/First/Second/Third/Fourth Division ▪ a second-division club EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ the Chinese …
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GUISE, HENRI I DE LORRAINE, 3RD DUKE DE — born Dec. 31, 1550 died Dec. 23, 1588, Blois, France French leader of the Catholic party and the Holy League …
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