Edict of Fontainebleau

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historical event legal decree royal edict

The Edict of Fontainebleau was a 1685 decree by King Louis XIV of France that revoked the Edict of Nantes and led to renewed persecution and mass exodus of French Protestants (Huguenots).

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Edict of Fontainebleau canonical	6
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ legal decree ⓘ royal edict ⓘ
affected	Reformed Church of France ⓘ surface form: French Reformed Church Protestant communities in France ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	revocation of the Edict of Nantes ⓘ surface form: Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
consequence	Huguenot diaspora ⓘ economic impact on France due to loss of skilled Protestants ⓘ mass exodus of French Protestants ⓘ renewed persecution of Huguenots ⓘ strengthening of absolutist monarchy ⓘ
country	Kingdom of France ⓘ
date	1685 ⓘ
followed	Edict of Nantes ⓘ
historicalContext	Counter-Reformation ⓘ religious uniformity policy of Louis XIV ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Ancien Régime ⓘ
impactOnMigration	emigration of Huguenots to Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ emigration of Huguenots to England ⓘ emigration of Huguenots to North America ⓘ emigration of Huguenots to Switzerland ⓘ emigration of Huguenots to the Dutch Republic ⓘ
language	French ⓘ
legalEffect	outlawing of Protestantism in France ⓘ
legalStatus	revocation of previous edict ⓘ
locationSigned	Château de Fontainebleau ⓘ surface form: Palace of Fontainebleau
monarch	Louis XIV of France ⓘ
motivatedBy	Catholic absolutism of Louis XIV ⓘ desire for religious unity ⓘ
ordered	closure of Protestant schools ⓘ destruction of Protestant churches ⓘ
place	Fontainebleau, France ⓘ surface form: Fontainebleau
predecessor	Edict of Nantes ⓘ
prohibited	Huguenot religious services ⓘ Protestant worship ⓘ
region	France ⓘ
religiousPolicy	abolition of Protestant rights ⓘ establishment of Catholicism as sole legal religion in France ⓘ
repealed	Edict of Nantes ⓘ
revoked	Edict of Nantes ⓘ
signedBy	Louis XIV of France ⓘ
signedUnder	House of Bourbon ⓘ surface form: Bourbon dynasty
subject	civil rights of Protestants ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ state religion ⓘ
targetedGroup	French Protestants ⓘ Huguenots ⓘ
year	1685 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louis Dieudonné → signed → Edict of Fontainebleau ⓘ

special courts (chambres de l’édit) → dissolvedBy → Edict of Fontainebleau ⓘ

subject surface form: chambres de l’édit

Peace of Alès → successor → Edict of Fontainebleau ⓘ

Reign of Louis XIV → legalInstrument → Edict of Fontainebleau ⓘ

Edict of Potsdam → relatedTo → Edict of Fontainebleau ⓘ

Camisard revolt → relatedTo → Edict of Fontainebleau ⓘ

Bourbon France → involvedInEvent → Edict of Fontainebleau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Revocation of the Edict of Nantes