Le Fleix (French pronunciation: [lə flɛ]; Occitan: Lo Flèis) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Le...
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side and François de la Noue and François, Duke of Montpensier on the Protestant side. Bergerac, which was a site where members of the French Resistance...
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Also known as the Perpetual Edict. Also known as the Edict of Fleix and the Peace of Fleix. Also known as the Treaty of Tyavzino or the Eternal Peace with...
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brought new turmoil. Protestants took the city in 1588 by climbing the cliffs at night to open the gates. A short success, as the Protestant captain had to...
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Saint-Avit-Sénieur (section Place du fort)
During the religious wars, in 1577, the lord of Commarque and some Protestants entered the abbey, destroyed a large part of the buildings and killed...
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monastery (a surviving part of which is now the Mairie building); and a Protestant convent and church, both of which have now disappeared – the church was...
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by Blaise de Montluc, a victory which prevented them linking up with Protestant forces north of the Loire. Communes of the Dordogne department "Répertoire...
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but religion's powerful hand frequented the village. On 2 July 1569, Protestants led by Gaspard de Coligny, rounded up 260 Catholic peasants (men, women...
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