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Siege of Montpellier 1622

Siege of Montpellier 1622
Image: French, 1622, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1622Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationFranceNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictFrench Wars of ReligionWikidata P361
Coordinates43.6109, 3.8772Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Montpellier was a siege of the Huguenot city of Montpellier by the Catholic forces of Louis XIII of France, from August to October 1622. It was part of the Huguenot rebellions.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Montpellier (revision 1381223095), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

43.6109, 3.8772 · France

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