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The Edict of Nantes and its Consequences
A historic address by Philip Schaff traces the Edict of Nantes issued by Henry IV in 1598, its protections for Huguenots, limits on public worship, repeated confirmations, and its eventual revocation under Louis XIV, followed by emigration and the mixed long term impact on France and world religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaff
Henry IV
Nantes
Gaspard de Schomberg
Jaques Auguste de Thou
France
Paris
Napoleon
Marie de Medicis
Louis XIII
Anne d’ Austriche
Louis XIV
Reformed Church of
Bossuet
Pope
Duke de Saint-Simon
Fenelon
Europe
Holland
Germany
Palatinate
Strasburg
Ranke
Thiers
Wien
Sedan
Empire
Republic
Louis Quatorze
Israel
Switzerland
England
North America
F’rance
Continental Congress
Laurens
Jay
Boudinot
New York
John Jay