Bad times approach you. No longer will you be enslaved.

Great Hadrie will revive your veins.

Quatrain is correctly deciphered by several interpreters as the prediction about Paris, therefore it is marked with a symbol *. The prophecy about his native capital – the city of Sun Nostradamus placed in the first (main) ten of quatrains. No wonder there is a saying: "To see Paris and die." This is the most wonderful city in Europe.

But there is a lot of suffering and hardship in its history!

In May 1588 the people rebelled against the king. He was forced to flee, and Henry of Guise took the capital. However, his celebration was short-lived and six months later he was killed. The city was taken by the Catholic League. In 1589 Paris was besieged by Henry III and Henry of Navarre. Their victory was close, but the king was killed at that time. Only 5 years later Henry IV managed to defeat the Catholic League and enter the capital.

The long period of the reign of Louis XIV is the prosperity, power and worldwide glory of France. The Versailles becomes the object of envy and imitation for the kings of all Europe.

The Great French Revolution of 1789 changed the laws and life of the city. For ten years there has been a fierce struggle – the guillotine was worked. In 1799 the tyrant Napoleon usurped power. For 17 years the country has become a military machine.

In 1814 Paris was taken by the Allied troops of Russia and Prussia. Once again the laws were changed – the old monarchy returned. Soon, again for 100 days, the power was seized by Napoleon.

During the Franco-Prussian war Paris was besieged and then partially occupied by German troops. After the uprising of the Paris Commune in 1870, the republic was finally established in the country.

In 1940 the city was occupied by German troops, in 1944 it was liberated by the Allied forces. Because of the defeats in the World War II, the authority of France was severely undermined. Only owing to the efforts of De Gaulle, whom Nostradamus calls a famous monarch, the country regained the status of a great power.

The last 2 lines are about the future flood, and are associated with quatrain 3.23. In both quatrains the prophet speaks of the waters of the Adriatic Sea, which will cover the city. However if the level of the entire world ocean rises, then it will be waters not only of the Adriatic Sea – the whole of Europe will turn into islands and seas.

The predictions about Italy

The predictions about Italy

Quatrain 5.61 Hannibal