Wassy
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Wassy or Wassy-sur-Blaise is a commune of the Haute-Marne département, in France. Population (1999): 3,294.
[edit] History
On March 1, 1562, a faction of the Catholic Francis, Duke of Guise attacked a Huguenot service in Wassy, marking the start of the First War of Religion in France.
[edit] External links
- Personal website about Wassy (in French)
- Protestant Museum of the Barn of Wassy (in French)
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