The coins and medals shown here were minted during the siege of Paris of 1590. The figure is Charles X of Bourbon. He was a cardinal and the Catholic League considered him the lawful king of France after the assassination of Henri III by the Dominican friar Jacques Clement. The Catholic League named him Charles X in Paris in Parliament in 1589.
The coins and medals shown here were minted during the siege of Paris of 1590. The figure is Charles X of Bourbon. He was a cardinal and the Catholic League considered him the lawful king of France after the assassination of Henri III by the Dominican friar Jacques Clement. The Catholic League named him Charles X in Paris in Parliament in 1589.
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Keywords: 1580s, 1590s, 16th, bourbon, catholic, century, charles, clement, coin, france, henri, henry, iii, jacques, league, medal, paris, protestant, reformation, religion, siege, wars
