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Packet 7: Bonus 17

This woman’s “Flying Squadron” consisted of about eighty ladies-in-waiting at her court that she may have deployed to seduce people as part of her political operations. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this woman famous for organizing court festivals called Magnificences. This wife of Henry II [emphasize] of France became a de-facto ruler after he died in a jousting accident.
ANSWER: Catherine de’ Medici [prompt on Catherine; prompt on de’ Medici]
[10m] Catherine sent Charlotte de Sauve, a member of her flying squadron, to seduce this King of Navarre. This ruler declared “Paris is well worth a Mass” after converting to Catholicism.
ANSWER: Henry IV [accept Henry III of Navarre or Good King Henry or Henry the Great; prompt on Henry]
[10e] Extending a tradition begun by Catherine’s Edict of Amboise, Henry IV granted religious tolerance to these French protestants in the Edict of Nantes.
ANSWER: Huguenots
<History - European, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 07

HeardPPBE %M %H %
4319.7798%70%30%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Cary AcademyGrimsley0101020ME
Chapel Hill AEast Chapel Hill10101030HME

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