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Persecution in Upper Languedoc Affects New Converts
A translated letter from Upper Languedoc details ongoing harassment of converts, with families pressured to send children to Mars, imprisonments of local leaders, and forced labor or payments. Reports describe nobles, judges, and soldiers relocating and enforcing control, amid broader Franco-English and Protestant tensions across towns and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Languedoc
Mars
Gurilon
Caer
Meaux
Sieur Bernars
Auvergne
Count de Broglio
Requecourbe
Mareschal de Foyeuse
Earl of Portland
Marquis de Barbefienz
Uxrues
Duke of Barger