The Edict of Nantes was a religious freedoms act in France, under the reign of King Louis XIV in 1598. The Edict of Nantes protected the protestant minority religions in France such as the Huguenots, granting them religious freedom from persecution in the Catholic Majority nation. This edict was important in that it subjected the religious unity of the state to civil unity.
The Huguenots.
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.
Freedom to the Calvinist Protestants.
Nantes is a city that is located in West France on the Loire River. As of 2008, Nantes has a population of 283,288.
Edict of Nantes
granted religious freedom to all
The Edict of Nantes guranteed religious freedom to the Huguenots (protestants) of France.
1598
The Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes, issued in 1598 by King Henry IV of France, granted religious tolerance to the Huguenots, a Protestant minority. It allowed them to practice their faith freely and hold public office, thus ending decades of religious conflict in France.
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.
The Edict of Nantes was a religious freedoms act in France, under the reign of King Louis XIV in 1598. The Edict of Nantes protected the protestant minority religions in France such as the Huguenots, granting them religious freedom from persecution in the Catholic Majority nation. This edict was important in that it subjected the religious unity of the state to civil unity.
The Huguenots.
End violent religious conflicts.
The Edict of Nantes .