On the night of 24th August 1572, Gaspar II de Coligny was assassinated in his hotel by Charles Danowitz, called Besme.


On the night of 24th August 1572, Gaspar II de Coligny was assassinated in his hotel by Charles Danowitz, called Besme, who plunged a sword through his breast. - Histoire Populaire de la France, Tome Deuxième Ch. Lahure's Publication, circa 1860


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