Paris during the League

This illustration shows the city of Paris in 1590, during the time of the French Wars of Religion, the time of the Protestant Reformation. The Catholic League, also known as the Holy League, played a key role. The League wanted to eliminate Protestants and also Henry III. Pope Sixtus V, Philip II of Spain, and the Jsuits all supported the League. Shown in this illustration, dating to the 1880s, are various peoples in Paris at the time. The Leage was founded by Henry I, Duke of Guise. A religious fanatic killed the Protestant Henry III in 1589. His successor, Henry of Navarre, converted to Catholicism. (Photo by: Ivy Close Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)