Arnay-le-Duc

Arnay-le-Duc was a Burgundian town whose name recalls its connection to the dukes of Burgundy. During the French Wars of Religion the country around it became a battlefield. In June 1570 the Protestant army under Gaspard de Coligny faced royal forces commanded by Marshal Cossé near Arnay. The Protestants won the engagement, a victory followed in August by the Peace of Saint-Germain, which brought the third war of religion to an end and granted the Reformed churches a measure of toleration.