Consequently, most of her contemporaries held the widow of the Duke of Guise responsible for the shot which was fired on Coligny on 22 August 1572 and which became the starting signal for the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
Cei mai mulți dintre contemporani au considerat-o pe văduva Ducelui de Guise responsabilă pentru moartea lui Coligny la 22 august 1572 care a devenit semnalul de start pentru masacrul din Ziua Sfântului Bartolomeu.