Granted freedom of worship to protestants .
-Byron J Espinal
Well, many nations wanted to explore and profit from trade in the new world. The French specifically wanted to use America to sell fur and make a profit from it, and they explored and settled large tracts of land. However, because of the Protestant Reformation, the edict of Fontainebleau, and the intolerance of Huguenots, many French were also fleeing France for the same reason that people were fleeing England. Religious intolerance brought many, many people to the Americas.
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.
Unlike Louis XIV of France, who persecuted religious minorities like the Protestant Huguenots, Akbar the Great, the Mughal ruler of India strengthened his control of his state by protecting and integrating religious minorities such as Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and Jews.
France's main religion is Roman Catholic. Other religions in France are Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim.
Members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France
the catholic church accepted dominance of the new protestant religions in Italy,Germany, and France
They were the start of the Reformation movement, leading to the establishment of the Lutheran, Calvinist and other Protestant religions, leading to the establishment of Protestant vs. Catholic States, leading to religious persecution of Protestants (France) or Catholics (England) and leading to the birth of The Netherlands as a (protestant) nation after an 80 year-long war with catholic Spain.
The religious conflicts impacted the political scenario in negative ways and created discontent and turmoil. These conflicts decreased the power of the monarchy.
A French Protestant of the period of the religious wars in France in the 16th century.
Germany was fractured into warring Provinces in the Religious Wars of the Protestant Reformation. Protestant and Catholic Provinces were not reunited until Otto Von Bismarck in 1870. He immediately embarked on Wars of Aggrandizement against France 1871, Austria, and against Poland.
Well, many nations wanted to explore and profit from trade in the new world. The French specifically wanted to use America to sell fur and make a profit from it, and they explored and settled large tracts of land. However, because of the Protestant Reformation, the edict of Fontainebleau, and the intolerance of Huguenots, many French were also fleeing France for the same reason that people were fleeing England. Religious intolerance brought many, many people to the Americas.
Cardinal Richelieu, the standing leader of France, realized that if he backed the Protestants (Sweden, Netherlands, England, protestant Germans) in their war against the Catholics (Hapsburg Germans, Pope and Holy Roman Empire, Spain) and the protestants won, France would be the most powerful nation in Europe. This was the first time after the Protestant Reformation that a war was fought for something other than religious ideals. Because of this Spain ceased to be the most powerful nation, and France took its place.
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 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.
England and France developed different systems of government and religious politics due to historical, cultural, and social differences. England experienced the Protestant Reformation earlier than France, leading to the establishment of the Church of England, while France remained predominantly Catholic. Additionally, England evolved a constitutional monarchy with limited power for the king, while France maintained a more centralized, absolute monarchy. These differences were shaped by varying influences such as the Magna Carta in England and the long-standing tradition of divine right monarchy in France.
Protestant Federation of France was created in 1905.
The protestant revolt ended with the northern part of the Holy Roman Empire and parts north becoming protestant - Scandavian, Belgium, also parts of Europe, the Netherlands, etc. Portugal, Spain, France, Austria, Sourthern Germany, and Italy remained Catholic. England, Scotland, and Wales had their own revolt leaving the Church, while Ireland remained Catholic.