Siege of Paris (1590)

Siege of Paris
	Part of the French Wars of Religion
Date	7 May – 30 August 1590
Location	Paris, Kingdom of France
Result	Catholic and Spanish victory; Paris was successfully relieved for the Catholics
Belligerents
French Royal Army; Kingdom of England; French Huguenot forces	City of Paris; Catholic League of France; Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Henry IV of France; Peregrine Bertie	Duke of Nemours; Duke of Parma
Strength
12,000 rising to 25,000	Approx. 30,000–50,000 (defenders and relief army)

The siege of Paris (7 May – 30 August 1590)^[2] took place during the French Wars of Religion when the French Royal Army under Henry of Navarre, and supported by the Huguenots, failed to capture the city of Paris from the Catholic League. Paris was finally relieved from the siege by an international Catholic-Spanish army under the command of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma.^[1]