The Huguenots.
The Huguenots.
The Edict of Nantes was passed in France by Henry IV on April 13, 1598. It allowed the Huguenots, a Protestant group, religious freedom.
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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, 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.
French Huguenot
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 Protestants in France also known as the Huguenots or Calvinists.
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The Toleration Act of 1689 granted religious freedom to Protestant dissenters but not to Catholics. Catholics continued to face legal restrictions and discrimination until the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829.
HUGUENOTS
The Quebec Act of 1774 primarily affected the residents of the province of Quebec, particularly the French-speaking Canadian population. It expanded Quebec's territory and granted religious freedom to Catholics, which was significant for the predominantly Catholic French Canadians. Additionally, British colonial settlers in neighboring regions were affected, as the Act was seen as favoring French Canadians and undermining their land claims and governance, contributing to tensions leading up to the American Revolution.