Coligny
or Co·li·gni
Gas·pard de [ga-sparduh], /gaˈspar də/, 1519–72, French admiral and Huguenot leader.
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How to use Coligny in a sentence
Admiral Coligny accompanied the party in order that his presence might ensure them due respect at the Louvre.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacIn France these people were called Hugue-nots, and among them was a nobleman named Coligny (co-leenye).
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberReligious troubles had, as we have also seen, led Coligny to try to plant colonies in Carolina and Florida.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberColigny heard in Normandy the report of the atrocious charges that had been wrung from Poltrot.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry BairdNot long after Guise's approach, fearing that his design was to besiege the city of Orleans, Coligny threw himself into it.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry Baird
British Dictionary definitions for Coligny
Coligni
/ (French kɔliɲi) /
Gaspard de (ɡaspar də), Seigneur de Châtillon. 1519–72, French Huguenot leader
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