Siege of Paris (1590)

BelligerentsFrench Royal Army
Kingdom of England
French Huguenot forcesSpanish Empire
Catholic League of FranceCommanders and leadersHenry IV of France
Peregrine BertieAlexander Farnese
Charles EmmanuelStrength 25,000 Defenders: 30,000
Relief army: 15,000

The siege of Paris (7 May – 30 August 1590) 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.