Not to the nobility, but to Protestants
The Edict of Nantes, issued by Henry IV of France, granted the Huguenots significant civil rights, including freedom of worship. It marked the end of the religious wars of France during the 2nd half of the 16th century.
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes
Henry IV of France.
1598
The Edict Of Nantes, put into place by France in 1598 gave equal rights to all Protestants living in France (which was a heavily Catholic country). The declaration of the edict signaled the end of years of religious wars that had been waged by France during much of the 16th century.
The Edict of Nantes guranteed religious freedom to the Huguenots (protestants) of France.
protestants
Protestants
Calvinists or Hugenots.
The Edict of Nantes, issued by Henry IV of France, granted the Huguenots significant civil rights, including freedom of worship. It marked the end of the religious wars of France during the 2nd half of the 16th century.
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes was passed in France by Henry IV on April 13, 1598. It allowed the Huguenots, a Protestant group, religious freedom.
Calvinist Protestants (Huguenots); the Edict was revoked in 1685.
the edict of nantes guaranteed freedom to the protestants.
Henry IV, King of France at 1598 issued the Edict of Nantes which gave religious freedom to Huguenots who were Calvinist Protestants while the magority of France was Roman Catholic. From the exercise of the religious freedom were excluded a number of French cities including Paris.
The Edict of Nantes, proclaimed by Henry IV of France in 1598, granted religious freedom to the Protestant Christians of France known as Huguenots. This Edict ended many years of religious-based conflict in France.