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   Siege of Sancerre

   The Siege of Sancerre (1572-1573) was a siege of the fortified hilltop city of Sancerre in central France during the Wars of Religion where the Huguenot population held out for nearly eight months against the Catholic forces of the king.
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   Sancerre

   The siege was documented by a Protestant minister who survived the battle, Jean de Léry, in The Memorable History of the Siege of Sancerre.
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   1572

   November 9 - Siege of Sancerre: Catholic forces of the king lay siege to Sancerre, a Huguenot stronghold in central France.
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   Edict of Boulogne

   The treaty officially ended the fourth phase of the French Wars of Religion (set off by the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in August 1572; this phase of the wars included the siege of La Rochelle (1572-1573) and the Siege of Sancerre).
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   Jean de Léry

   He endured the Siege of Sancerre, remarking in his book, History of the City of Sancerre (1574) that his hardships in Brazil served him well, because he taught his fellow soldiers to make hammocks and eat anything, including shoe soles (though cannibalism still repelled him).
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   Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan

   In 1621 Racan participated in the Protestant wars and his military career would continue through the next decades (including the siege of Sancerre and the siege of La Rochelle).
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   Stephen I of Sancerre

   He died before 21 October 1190 at the Siege of Acre, and Theobald died there a few months later in January 1191. ... Counts of Sancerre
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   Siege of Acre

   The double siege ... Theobald of Blois and Stephen of Sancerre died, and Frederick of Swabia also died, on January 20, 1191.
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   Louis IV de Bueil, Comte de Sancerre

   Louis IV de Bueil, Comte de Sancerre (died c. 1565) was the Count of Sancerre from 1537 until his death. He commanded the French defenders during the Siege of St. Dizier (1544).
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    Italian War of 1542–1546

    Nice fell on 22 August, although the citadel held out until the siege was lifted on 8 September. ... Charles himself, on the other hand, was still delayed at Saint-Dizier; the city, fortified by Girolamo Marini and defended by Louis IV de Bueil, Count of Sancerre, continued to hold out against the massive Imperial army.

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