The war began Process_start when the Catholic League convinced Convincing King Henry III to issue Creating an edict outlawing Protestantism and annulling Henry of Navarre 's right to the throne ; Henry III was possibly influenced Influence by the royal favorite , Anne de Joyeuse .

Henry sent Sending Joyeuse into the field against Navarre , while he himself intended to meet Come_together the approaching German and Swiss armies .

In the meantime , the governments of Normandy and Picardy were vacated Escaping by the deaths Death of Joyeuse and Condé .

The French Atlantic Fleet , under Admiral Villaret de Joyeuse , was tasked Confronting_problem with keeping Preserving the British Channel Fleet occupied Placing long enough for the convoy to reach Arriving France safely .