Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye

The Peace of Saint-Germain, signed on August 5, 1570 at the Castle of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, put an end to the third of France's Wars of Religion that began in 1568 between Catholics and Protestants, after the defeat of the latter in the Battle of Jarnac (Jarnac) and the death in combat of their leader, the prince of Condé, Louis I of Bourbon-Condé.

It was signed by King Charles IX of France and the Huguenot admiral Gaspar de Coligny, accepting the readmission of Protestants in the public administration and the marriage between the Catholic princess Margaret of Valois and the future Henry IV of France (Protestant before of his adjuration). The treaty involved the concession of four fortresses to the Protestants (La Rochelle, Cognac, Montauban and La Charité-sur-Loire). The agreement was not supported by the most intransigent Catholic supporters and would end on the days of the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew. with a new war.