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To whom did Margaret take the side on in 1585?

  • The Catholic League

  • The Protestant Union

  • The Holy Roman Empire

  • The Spanish Armada

Answer

Margaret, Queen of Navarre, sided with the Catholic League in 1585. The Catholic League was a group of Catholic nobles in France who opposed the Protestant King Henry III. Margaret's support for the Catholic League was motivated by her own religious beliefs and her desire to protect her own power and position.
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