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- 1. an edict of 1598 signed by Henry IV of France granting toleration to Protestants and ending the French Wars of Religion. It was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685.
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The Edict of Nantes ( French: édit de Nantes) was signed in April 1598 by King Henry IV and granted the minority Calvinist Protestants of France, also known as Huguenots, substantial rights in the nation, which was predominantly Catholic . While upholding Catholicism as the established religion, and requiring the re-establishment of Catholic ...
Apr 6, 2024 · Edict of Nantes, law promulgated at Nantes in Brittany on April 13, 1598, by Henry IV of France, which granted a large measure of religious liberty to his Protestant subjects, the Huguenots. The edict was accompanied by Henry IV’s own conversion from Huguenot Calvinism to Roman Catholicism and brought an end to the violent Wars of Religion ...
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Jul 11, 2022 · The Edict of Nantes was a decree of religious tolerance issued by King Henry IV of France in 1598, after the end of the Wars of Religion. It granted legal recognition and limited rights to Protestants, while reaffirming the Catholic Church's privileges and authority.
Apr 4, 1998 · The Edict of Nantes was a document signed by Henry IV of France in 1598 that granted rights to France's Calvinist Protestants, known as Huguenots, after a long religious war. It ended the St Bartholomew's Day massacre and the siege of Nantes, and guaranteed their religious and social equality, but was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685.
The Edict of Nantes was issued on April 13, 1598, by King Henry IV of France to grant the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Roman Catholic. The main concern was civil unity, and the Edict separated civil from religious unity, treated some Protestants for the ...
The Edict of Nantes was a peace treaty between King Henri IV and the Protestants in France, signed in 1598. It guaranteed civil equality, religious toleration and the right to worship for both Catholics and Protestants, but it was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685.
May 21, 2018 · Nantes, Edict of. Nantes, Edict of (1598) French royal decree establishing toleration for Huguenots (Protestants). It granted freedom of worship and legal equality for Huguenots within limits, and ended the Wars of Religion. The Edict was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685, causing many Huguenots to emigrate.
