The Académie disbanded after several years, probably under the stress of the religious violence which tore France apart during the last third of the 16th century, for both Protestants and Catholics were members, and King Henri III (who assumed the throne on the death of Charles IX in 1574) wanted to change the character of the Académie from a musical to a philosophical institution.
The Académie disbanded after several years, likely due to the religious strife that divided France during the latter third of the 16th century, as both Protestants and Catholics were members, and King Henri III (who ascended the throne upon Charles IX's death in 1574) sought to alter the Académie's focus from music to philosophy.