Prophecies by Nostradamus

Quatrain 4.8[2] Battle of Saint-Quentin

La grand cité d'assaut pront & repentin,

Surprins de nuict, gardes interrompus:

Les excubies & veilles saint Quintin,

Trucidez gardes & les portails rompus.

The great city by prompt and sudden assault

Surprised at night, guards interrupted:

The guards and watches of Saint Quentin

The guards killed and the portals broken.

It's probably a prophecy about the battle of Saint Quentin in 1557. This city in the north of France is named after the holy martyr Quentin. Several big battles are associated with this city, which is called the guard of Paris. One of them was on August 10, 1557 during the 8th Italian War between the Spanish and the French. The city on the shore of the Somme, with a population of ~ 8 thousand people, was protected by old fortifications. Part of his garrison Duke of Guise took for the Italian campaign. Admiral Coligny, Governor of Picardy, entered the city on the night of August 3 with 300 infantrymen and 600 cavalrymans. Coligny could not hold the city, and by the end of August Saint Quentin was surrendered.

Linkage with other quatrains: 9.25, 4.12.

Decoding of the number 4.8. If 1 to put at ahead, 8 to consider as 800 then 800-41=759. 9 flip in 6, 6-1=5, by swapping numbers 755 we will get 557 – the year of battle.

Quatrain 4.12 Defeated of the French 1557

Le camp plus grand de route mis en fuite,

Gueres plus outre ne sera pourchassé:

Ost recampé & region reduicte,

Puis hors de Gaule du tout sera chassé.

The greater army put to flight in disorder,

But then no one will be chase,

The army will change camp, the legion will be reduced,

Then it will be chased out completely from the Gauls.

This is another prophecy about the battle of Saint-Quentin in 1557, in which the Spaniards defeated the French. The French lost almost all the guns, many noble nobles were captured. The army retreated to La Fer. 1 league before the city, the Spaniards stopped the persecution. Paris was not protected and the path to it was open. The Spaniards planned a campaign on it, but first it was necessary to take Saint-Quentin. While the city was take, Paris made ready for defense. The victorious Spaniards could not organize the supply of the 50 thousandth army and the army was disbanded.

Decoding of number 4.12. The numbers rearrange – 142. If 2 to flip in 5, 1 to consider as 1000, then 1000-45 = 955. Turn 9 over in 6, 6+1 = 7 – 755 on the contrary will be 557 – the year of the battle.

Quatrain 9.25[2] Invasion of the Spanish 1557

Passant les Ponts venir pres des rosiers,

Tard arriue plustost qu'il cuydera,

Viendront les noues Espagnols a Besiers,

Qui icelle chasse emprinse cassera.

Crossing the bridges to come near the Roisiers,

Sooner than he thought, he arrived late.

The new Spanish will come to Béziers,

So that this chase will break the enterprise.

Perhaps this is a prophecy about the Spanish invasion to France in 1557. The word rosiers can mean the name of the settlements, however, it is written with a small letter, so it's more likely that the rouses are implied. This indicates daylight saving time. At the end of the summer of 1557, a Saint Quentin battle took place. The city defence was led by Admiral Coligny. The Spanish surrounded the city from all sides. The 20 thousand-strong French army under the command of Montmorency moved to help the people under the siege. The superior forces of the Spanish gained a quick victory.

The 4 line: The remnants of army took refuge in La Fère. The Spanish stopped the pursuit 5 km before the city. Many French nobles were captured. The way to Paris was open. By this time duke of Guise had returned from Italy and gathered an army to protect the capital. The enemy ran out of money and the Spanish army was dissolved.

Linkage with other quatrains: 4.8.

Decoding of the number 9.25. If 9 to flip in 6, 600-25=575, 7 and 5 to swap, 1 to put in front, then we get 557 – the year of battle.

Quatrain 7.25 Army exhausted

Par guerre longue tout l'exercice expuiser,

Que pour soldats ne trouueront pecune:

Lieu d'or d'argent, cuir on viendra cuser,

Gaulois aerain /airain/, signe croissant de Lune.

Through long war all the army exhausted,

so that they do not find money for the soldiers;

instead of gold or silver, they will come to coin leather,

Gallic brass, and the crescent sign of the Moon.

Spain won a crushing victory over the French in 1557 at the Battle of Saint-Quentin. They suffered minor losses and could take Paris. But the army was weakened, the hired soldiers fled, robbing the captured city. Philip II of Spain went bankrupt and could not pay the salaries of the soldiers.

Last line about King Henry II of Gali: the crescent was his symbol.

Decoding of the number 7.25. Reverse it – 527, flip 2 in 5 – 557, put 1 in front and get 1557 – year of battle.

Quatrain 2.79 Will subjugate proud people

La barbe crespe & noire par engin,

Subiuguera la gent cruelle & fiere:

Vn grand Chyren ostera du longin,

Tous les captifs par Seline baniere.

The beard curly and black of weapons

Will subjugate the cruel and proud people:

The great Chyren will exempt from far away

All of captives under the banner of Selin.

The first line is probably about Philip II, king of Spain. He had a black and curly beard. Of course, many rulers had beards at that time. Line 3 is clearly about Henry II (Chyren-Henryc), who fought with Philip for the possession of Italy.

Cruel and proud people perhaps are the Moriski, whom the Spanish king converted to Christianity and subjugated to himself. It is also possible that these are Italians. Under the peace treaty in Kato Cambresi 1559, almost all of Italy, with few exceptions, came under the rule of Philippe II.

3-4 lines are obout the liberation of all the French from Spanish captivity in 1559 by Henry II, after the conclusion of the peace. Numerous French nobles were captured by the Spaniards at the Battle of Saint-Quentin in 1557 and were there for almost 2 years.

Possible decoding of number 2.79. If 2 to consider as 2000, 9 to flip in 6, then 2000-76=1924. 1924+1=1925. Turn 2 over in 5, the numbers to rearrange and get 1559 – year of the liberation of captives.

Quatrain 1.35 Henry II

Le Lyon ieune, le vieux surmontera,

En champ bellique par singuliere duelle,

Dans cage d'or les yeux luy creuera,

Deux classes vne, pour mourir mort cruelle.

The young lion will overcome the older one

In a field of combat in single fight:

He will pierce his eyes in their golden cage;

Two wounds in one, then he dies a cruel death.

Henry II (1519-1559) – was a king of France starting 1547 from the Angouleme line of Valois. This quatrain is the most famous prophecy by Nostradamus, that came true during his lifetime. It brought him fame and favor of the Queen. Henry's widow made him a court astrologer and physician. Nostradamus warned the king of the danger of knightly contests. But Henry did not attach importance to it, and the prediction came true.

Lines 1, 2: in honor of the wedding of the daughter Elizabeth and the Spanish king, Henry arranged a three-day knight tournament. On the second day of the holiday, he decided to take part personally. He had a duel with the Earl of Montgomery, who was 11 years younger. The spear of the Earl broke down on the helmet of the enemy. The splinters of the spear pierced through the helmet into the forehead and eye. After several painful days, Henry II died on July 10, 1559 from blood infection.

This quatrain is marked * as deciphered by the prophet's contemporaries.

Linkage with other quatrains: 6.63, 10.55, 4.47, 1.52, 10.95.

Decoding of the number 1.35. If 1 to consider as 1000, 1000-35=965, 6-1=5; then by swapping the numbers we get 559 – the year of tournament.

Quatrain 3.55* The death of Henry II

En l'an qu'vn ?il en France regnera,

La court sera en vn bien fascheux trouble:

Le grand de Bloys son amy tuera,

Le regne mis en mal & doute double.

In the year that one eye will reign in France,

The court will be in very unpleasant trouble:

The great one of Blois will kill his friend,

The realm placed in harm and double doubt.

The 1 line: In 1559 Henry II king of France accidentally lost his eye at the knight's contest.

The 3 line: The wound was fatal, and a few days later he died. His adversary, the guard officer Earl de Montgomery was born in Lorges, not far from Blois. There was no hostility in the contest. It was a part of the entertainment wedding program. Montgomery became the instrument of Fate. The king asked to not punish him. Later, the earl took an active part in religious wars on the side of Protestant. After being captured, he was executed by the the order of Catherine de Medici. So the Queen avenged her beloved husband.

Lines 2, 4: Weak and painful Francis II, became the new king. In fact Catherine de Medici ruled the country. With her husband alive she was removed from reign. The unrest began in France, the Huguenots revolted in the south.

Linkage with other quatrains: 1.35.

Decoding of the number 3.55. If last 5 flip in 2 and consider as 2000 then 2000-35=1965, 6-1=5, 9 is put at end we get 1559 – the year tournament.

Quatrain 6.63* Catherine de Medici

La dame seulle au regne demeurée,

L'vnic estaint premier au lict d'honneur

Sept ans sera de douleur explorée,

Plus longue vie au regne par grand heur.

The lady left alone in the realm

By the unique one extinguished first on the bed of honor:

Seven years will she be weeping in grief,

Then with great good fortune for the realm long life.

*This quatrain was interpreted by contemporaries of events as a prophecy about Catherine de Medici (1519-1589) – Queen of France from 1547 until 1559, wife of Henry II. The first 3 lines of quatrain are a prediction about the widowhood of the queen. After the death of Henry II a broken spear with the inscription: "This causes all my tears and my pain" became of Catherine's emblem. As a sign of mourning she always wore black clothes, although before it, mourning clothes was white. She was called the "Black Queen".

The 4 line: Under Henry’s reign his favourite Diane Poitiers had a great political weight. Having widowed, queen gained great political influence during the reign of her three sons. When her sons were young, she was a Regent. Catherine did not participate in the governance.

Catherine de Medici managed to keep the crown for the sons, although Henry Guise and Henry of Navarre laid а claim on it. Religious wars have shaken the country during the reign of her sons. Despite the fact that she had many children, she did not have heirs and the Angouleme branch of Valois was cut short.

Linkage with other quatrains: 1.35, 10.55, 4.47, 1.52.

Decoding of the number 6.63. If 6-1=5 then 600-53=547 – the year when Medici became queen.

Quatrain 10.55 Elisabeth of Valois

Les mal'heureuses nopces celebreront

En grande ioye mais la fin mal'heureuse

Mary & mere nore desdaigneront,

Le Phybe mort, & nore plus piteuse.

The unfortunate nuptials will be celebrated

In great joy, but the end unhappy:

Husband and mother will slight the daughter-in-law,

The Apollo dead and the daughter-in-law more pitiful.

As in the quatrain 1.35 the tragic wedding of the French princess Elizabeth Valois (1545-1568) and Philip II of Spain is predicted here.

The 1 line: Many years France was at war against Spain. In 1559 the war was ended by the peace treaty in Chateau Cambresis. One of the conditions of the peace treaty was the marriage of the eldest daughter of the King of France and the Spanish King. She was 14 years old.

The 4 line: During the wedding Henry II was wounded in a knight's duel. Elizabeth was homesick. Philip paid little attention to her, and she spent a lot of time alone. Having given birth to two daughters she died during the unsuccessful birth in 1568 quite young, at the age of 23.

Linkage with other quatrains: 1.35, 6.63, 4.47, 1.52, 10.95.

Decoding of the number 10.55. 10-1=9. If 9 to put in end, then we get 559 – the year of wedding.

Quatrain 10.59[2] The rebellion of protestant in Lyon

Dedans Lyon vingt-cinq d'vne haltine,

Cinq Citoyens Germains, Breƒians, Latins:

Par deƒƒous nobles conduiront longue treine,

Et deƒcouuerts par abois de maƒtins.

Within Lyons twenty-five of one mind,

Five citizens, Germans, Bressans, Latins:

Under a noble one they will lead a long train,

And discovered by barks of mastiffs.

This prophecy was interpreted by contemporaries of events as a prediction of the Protestant revolt in Lyons. The organizer was the adventurer Jean du Barry, and Gaspard Coligny – "the silent leader." The conspirators' meeting was held for the first time in January 1560 in Lyons. They planned to capture the Blois castle, the deposition of King Francis II, and then the division of the provinces.

The royal family moved to Amboise. The plot was disclosed, the attack of the conspirators on Amboise was repulsed, and the conspirators were executed. Despite the failure of the plot, the position of the Protestant partially improved: the fire cells was disbanded. Nevertheless, the prohibition of religious meetings and public Protestant worship remained.

Decoding of the number 10.59. If 9 to flip in 6, 0 to put in end, then we get 1560 – the year of rebellion.

Quatrain 5.89 Events 1560

Dedans Hongrie par Boheme, Nauarre,

Et par banniere feintes seditions:

Par fleurs de lys pays portant la barre,

Contre Orleans fera esmotions. F ij

Into Hungary through Bohemia, Navarre,

and under that banner holy insurrections:

All who have lilies in their emblem,

They will rebelling against Orleans.

In 1560, the Huguenot's conspiracy in Amboise against King Francis II was discovered in France. He was led by Prince Conde. The conspirators were executed all but the prince. In 1560 Charles IX began to rule.

3-4 lines. In the same year, in Orleans, the king convened the General States, for the first time after a 76-year break. The States did not gave the king money.

Decoding of number 5.89. 589+1=590. If 9 to flip in 6, then we get 560 year.

Quatrain 3.25[3] King of Navarre

Qui au royaume Nauarrois paruiendra,

Quand le Sicile & Naples seront ioints:

Bigorre & landes par fois larron tiendra,

D'vn qui d'Espagne sera par trop conioints.

He who will attain to the kingdom of Navarre,

When Sicily and Naples will be joined:

He will hold Bigorre and Landes through Foix and Oloron

From one who will be too closely allied with Spain.

The 1 line. In 1562 Henry III became king of Navarre after the death of his father. Subsequently, he became king of France Henry IV.

The 2 line. Sicily and Naples united in 1562.

Listed in the 3rd line the cities belonged to the kingdom of Navarra.

The 4 line. The Kingdom of Navarra was located near Spain.

Decoding of the number 3.25. Let's rearrange 3 and 2 – 235. If 2 to consider as 2000, then 2000-35=1965. 9 and 5 flip in 6 and 2, 6-1=5, we get 1562 year.

Quatrain 8.42 Siege of Orleans

Par auarice, par force & violence

Viendra vexer les siens chefs d'Orleans,

Pres sainct Memire assault & resistance,

Mort dans sa tante diront qu'il dort leans.

Through avarice, through force and violence

The chiefs of Orleans will come to vex his supporters.

Near St. Memire, assault and resistance.

Dead in his tent they will say he is asleep inside.

The chiefs of Orleans were Prince Conde and brother of Admiral de Coligny Francois. They were the main initiators of religious wars. They came to Orleans because it was the main city of the Huguenots at that time. Catholic mass was forbidden here, their temples were desecrated.

In 1563 Francois I de Guise, the Duke of Lorraine, led a Catholic army, besieged Orleans. 02.24.1563 in the town of Saint-Mesmin, he was killed by the Huguenot de Mere. The consequence of this was the conclusion of peace – the city remained with the Protestants.

Decoding of the number 8.42. The numbers rearrange – 482, flip 5 to 2 – 485, if 4 to consider as 4000, then 4000-85 = 3915. Turning 9 to 6 and rearranging the numbers, we get 1563 – the year, and 24 – the day of death de Guise.

Quatrain 3.41 Louis of Conde

Bossu sera esleu par le conseil,

Plus hydeux monstre en terre n'aperceu;

le coup volant Prelat creuera l'?il,

Le traistre au Roy pour fidelle receu.

Hunchback will be elected by the council,

A more hideous monster not seen on earth,

The willing blow will put out his eye:

The traitor to the King received as faithful.

Louis Conde (7 May 1530 – 13 March 1569) prince Bourbon was the leader of the Huguenots during the religious wars in France. He was hunchback. In 1560 he organized an Amboise conspiracy against king Francis II. The conspiracy was disclose, but Conde was forgiven. In 1562 he captured several cities in the south of France, starting the 1st religious war. He was defeated and in 1563 made peace. In 1568 he again unsuccessfully attempted to killed of king Charles IX. In 1569 he began the second religious war and was killed by baron de Montesquieu.

Decoding of the number 3.41. If to rearrange the numbers – 431, to put 1 in front and to consider as 1000, then 1000-431=569 – year, 3 – month, 13 – day of death (full date).

Quatrain 6.75 Gaspard de Coligny

Le grand Pilot sera par Roy mande,

Laisser la classe, pour plus haut lieu attaindre:

Sept ans apres sera contrebande,

Barbare armee viendra Venise craindre.

The great Pilot will be commissioned by the King,

To leave the fleet to fill a higher post:

Seven years after he will be in rebellion,

Venice will come to fear the Barbarian army.

Gaspard de Coligny (16.02.1519-24.08.1572) admiral of France from 1552, count, leader of the Huguenots.

1-2 lines about resignation Admiral in 1559. Before that, being in Spanish captivity in 1557-1559, he changed the Catholic faith to Protestant and became an assistant to the Prince of Conde in the Huguenot wars.

3 line. About 7 years later in 1567 the Huguenots took up arms-rebelled. Under the leadership of Conde and Coligny they fought quite successfully. After the death of Conde in 1570 Gaspard led the army began to attack Paris. Charles IX had to conclude the peace of Saint-Germain. Coligny became the king's closest aide.

However, the hatred of the Catholics was very great, and in 1572 the St. Bartholomew's day they killed him.

4 line is related to the previous only in time. In 1570, the Grand vizier Mehmed Sokolli presented Venice claims to Cyprus. As a result of the war, which lasted 3 years, the Ottomans won. They received a large indemnity.

Decoding of number 6.75. If 6 to turn over in 9, 9+1=10, then will 1075. The permutation of numbers gives 1570 – the year of the beginning of the Ottoman-Venetian war for Cyprus.

Quatrain 2.25 Mortal outrages

La garde estrange trahyra forteresse,

Espoir & ombre du plus haut mariage,

Garde deceue, fort prinse dans la presse,

Loyre, Son, Rosne, Gar, à mort outragez.

The foreign guard will betray the fortress,

Hope and shadow of a higher marriage:

Guard deceived, fort seized in a hurry,

Loire, Saone, Rhone, Garonne, mortal outrages.

Perhaps, St. Bartholomew's night was predicted here – the mass extermination of the Huguenots by Catholics, which began in Paris at night on 24.08.1572.

1 line, possibly about participation of the Scottish guards in the massacre. The initiative of the Italian advisers to queen Catherine de 'Medici and duke of Alba is not excluded.

2 line. A few days before the tragic events, the wedding of Henry of Navarre (protestant) and princess Margaret of Valois (catholic) took place.

4 line. A wave of religious terror swept across many regions of France.

Linkage with other quatrains: 2.91, 4.47.

Decoding of the number 2.25. 200-25=175, in reverse order 571+1=572 – the year of St. Bartholomew's night.

Quatrain 3.91 King sick

L'arbre qu'estoit par si long temps seché,

Dans vne nuit viendra à reuerdir.

Cron. Roy malade. Prince pied ettaché,

Craint d'ennemis fera voile bondir.

The tree which had long been dead and withered,

In one night it will come to grow green again:

Cron. King sick, Prince with club foot,

Feared by enemies he will make his sail bound.

This prophecy is probably about the events after the St. Bartholomew's night in August 1572. According to the description of Pierre de L'Etoile a dry hawthorn bloomed in the cemetery of the Innocents in Paris, the day after the massacre of the Protestants. Huge crowds of people came to see this miracle.

After the events of that night, King Charles IX of France fell seriously ill and 1.5 years later, in 1574, died of tuberculosis. The Prince, probably Francis Alanson, the king's younger brother, organized a conspiracy to seize power. The conspirators, extradited by the prince, were executed, and François was pardoned.

Feared by enemies is the fear of Protestants after a brutal massacre. The word voile translates not only as a sail, but has other meanings.

Quatrain 4.47[1] Charles IX

Le noir farouche quand aura essayé,

Sa main sanguine par feu, fer, arcs tendus,

Trestout le peuple sera tant effrayé,

Voir les plus grands par col & pieds pendus.

The savage black one when he will have tried

His bloody hand at fire, sword and drawn bows:

All of his people will be terribly frightened,

Seeing the greatest ones hung by neck and feet.

Charles IX (1550-1574) was a French King starting from 1560, from the Angouleme branch of Valois. Due to the the infancy, his regent was the mother Catherine de Medici until 1563.

The 3 line – probably this is a prophecy about St. Bartholomew's Night. On the night of August 24, 1572 in Paris, before the day of St. Bartholomew, the mass extermination of Protestants by Catholics occurred. Then a wave of murders of Huguenots swept through other cities of France. The exact number of victims is unknown ~ 30 thousand people. The official responsibility for this bloodshed was taken by Charles IX himself.

The 4 line. Many of the richest and most notable Huguenots of France gathered in Paris for a wedding. The wedding of the sister of King Margarita (Catholic) and one of the leaders of Protestants Henry of Navarre took place 6 days before the tragic events. Many of them were killed that night. Two days before the massacre there was an attempt to assassinate Admiral Coligny, a leader of the Huguenots.

Linkage with other quatrains: 1.52, 6.63, 10.95.

Decoding of the number 4.47. If 4+1=5, 4 and 7 to swap, then we get 574 – the year of death.

Quatrain 6.83 Francis Duke of Anjou

Celuy qu'aura tant d'honneur & caresses,

A son entree en la Gaule Belgique,

Vn temps apres fera tant de rudesses,

Et sera contre a la fleur tant bellique. G ij

He who will have so much honor and flattery

At his entry into Belgian Gaul: