Protestant Huguenots.
Freedom to the Calvinist Protestants.
The Edict of Nantes, issued in 1598 by King Henry IV of France, granted Huguenots (French Protestants) religious toleration and significant civil rights. It aimed to promote peace and coexistence between Catholics and Protestants after decades of religious conflict. The edict allowed Huguenots to practice their faith freely and established fortified towns for their protection. However, it was revoked in 1685 by King Louis XIV, leading to renewed persecution and the mass exodus of Huguenots from France.
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The Edict of Nantes (made in 1598, which guaranteed toleration to the French Calvinists) was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685.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.
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.
The Edict Of Nantes, put into place by France in 1598 gave equal rights to all Protestants living in France (which was a heavily Catholic country). The declaration of the edict signaled the end of years of religious wars that had been waged by France during much of the 16th century.