la renaudie gathered round him like-minded huguenot gentlemen representing various regions of france: charles de castelnau de chalosse, bouchard d'aubeterre, edme de ferrière-maligny (brother of jean de ferrieres), captains mazères, cañizares, sainte-marie and lignières, jean d'aubigné (father of agrippa d'aubigné) and ardoin de porcelet. paulon de mauvans, whose brother had been executed, rallied the huguenots of provence at mérindol, 12 february 1560, promised 2,000 men and sent 100 to nantes. gaspard de coligny, later also a leading huguenot, discouraged the nobles of normandy from involving themselves in the plot. leading protestant "bourgeois" of orléans, tours and lyon were apprised of developments.