Protestant Huguenots.
Freedom to the Calvinist Protestants.
When Napoleon was in absolute power in France, he gained religious tolerance for Protestants and Jews during his regime. France was a predominately Catholic nation.
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.
The wars concluded with the issuing of the Edict of Nantes by Henry IV of France, which granted a degree of religious toleration to Protestants. Henry IV was a Huguenot, and he became the first Protestant king. Though he had to become a Catholic for political reasons, the Edict of Nantes was the first step towards religious freedom in France.
The Edict of Nantes
Granted freedom of worship to protestants . -Byron J Espinal
Henry III king of France ruled from 1574 to 1589 CE. During his reign he granted toleration to the Huguenots, a protestant religion. However by the time he died he bankrupted France through extravagant spending.
1598
The Edict of Nantes (made in 1598, which guaranteed toleration to the French Calvinists) was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685. The persecution of the French protestants have started a little earlier with their places of worship being burnt down and so on.
In 1962, France granted independence to Algeria.
The Edict of Nantes granted freedom of conscience to the Huguenots, the Protestant minority in France, and prevented large-scale religious conflict in the country. It was eventually abrogated by Louis XIV, leading to a mass departure of Protestants from France.
Huguenots.