Edict of Nantes
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Protestantism, Protestants, Catholic Church, Catholics, Laws, Acts, Legislation
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, French History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: April 13, 1598
Article abstract: The Edict of Nantes grants limited religious rights to French Protestants in an effort to put an end to the religious civil war in France that began in 1559.
Summary of Event
The full significance of the 1598 Edict of Nantes, by which King Henry IV granted freedom of religion to French Protestants, can be understood only if one recalls the four decades of violent civil war between French Catholics and Protestant Huguenots. This civil strife began in 1559, when Catherine de Médicis, the queen regent, started persecuting and executing...
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