By persecuting Huguenots, Louis XIV forced them to leave France and deprive France of their labor skills and contributions.
The Huguenots, who were mostly from Southern France, had always had problems with the monarchy Paris and the Church in Rome. See 'Huguenots and Jews of the Languedoc' for more information. By the late 17th century the Huguenots were forced to leave France and made their way to many countries with Protestant communities throughout the world. .
The Huguenots were forced to leave France starting from 1681, when king Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes and by the issue of Edict of Fontainebleau ordered an actual persecution of them, which lasted for about two decades . It was calculated that 800-900,000 Huguenots left France to migrate, seeking asylum in the Protestant states of Europe, in South Africa and North America.
The Huguenots were Calvinists.
Huguenots are Protestants.
they were known by the names "huguenots" or "protestants"
Huguenots
Les Huguenots was created in 1836.
The Huguenots, who were mostly from Southern France, had always had problems with the monarchy Paris and the Church in Rome. See 'Huguenots and Jews of the Languedoc' for more information. By the late 17th century the Huguenots were forced to leave France and made their way to many countries with Protestant communities throughout the world. .
The Huguenots are the French Calvinists
The Huguenots came from France when they were driven out by the promise of religious toleration.
Huguenots. They were sometimes also called "Calvinistes", but this term did not become nearly as famous as the term, "Huguenots".