On whose orders was Coligny assassinated?
Charles IX
Henry III
Henry, Duke of Guise
Philip II
Answer
On the orders of Henry, Duke of Guise, Coligny was assassinated. The assassination was part of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, in which thousands of French Protestants were killed. The massacre was a turning point in the French Wars of Religion, and it led to the collapse of the Protestant cause in France.
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