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Massacre of Mérindol
1545 CE · France, Europe · War
The Mérindol massacre took place in 1545, when Francis I of France ordered that the Vaudois (Waldensians) of the village of Mérindol be punished for heresy. Provençal and papal soldiers killed hundreds or even thousands of Waldensian villagers.
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