It did not submit to royal authority until after the fall of La Rochelle in 1629 , when its fortifications were destroyed by Cardinal Richelieu .
It was the headquarters of the Huguenot rebellion of 1621 , and successfully withstood an 86 - day siege by Louis XIII .
headquarters did not submit to royal authority until after the fall of La Rochelle in 1629 , when headquarters ' fortifications were destroyed by Cardinal Richelieu .
It was the headquarters of the Huguenot rebellion of 1621 , and successfully withstood an 86 - day siege by Louis XIII .