1560년 크리스마스, 잔 달브레의 공개적인 개종

The Study of Jeanne d Albret s public conversion

The purpose of this paper is study of Jeanne d Albret s public conversion. Jeanne d Albret publicly announced her conversion at the christmas day of 1560. It was the time when the dream of Jeanne d Albret and her husband, Antoine de Bourbon. Their dream to regain the half of Navarre through the support of France which was in 1512 deprived by Spain got frustrated by the reconciliation between France and Spain, namely, the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis in 1559. And her husband who was the first in line to the French throne was withdrawn and his influence had been taken over by the Guise family who were the uncles of the king on the accession of Francois Ⅱ to the French throne. Additionally, the conspiracy of Amboise aiming at the Guise was planned by the protestants, but revealed in March of 1560. Antoine and his brother, prince de Conde were summoned on being involved with the conspiracy and escaped execution barely through King Francis Ⅱ s premature death. At the end, after the death of Francis Ⅱ, when Charles Ⅸ ascended the throne, he couldn t rule the nation by himself as a minor. As the first heir to the french throne, Antione had to ask to be the regent but was just satisfied with the position of the Lieutenant-General. And half-forcedly, he just gave up the position of the regent to Catherine de Medicis who was circumspect and political. In this helpless moment, Jeanne seemed to use the increasing protestants as the final method. Because she believed that she could keep her position as the ruler of Navarre and Beam by their power, against Spain and France which were the catholic nations and her enemies. Therefore, she gave up the reformation in the catholic church and publicly announced her adherence to Calvinist belief all over, which she was hesitating to do and waiting for a long time. And despite of her many risks on her property and life, she had never been frail and had been very faithful to her calvinist belief. Undergoing her hardest moments like the conflicts with her husband and the confrontation with Catherine de Medicis, she didn t give up her faith.