Edict of Nantes
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The Edict of Nantes was a 1598 royal decree by King Henry IV of France that granted substantial civil rights and limited religious freedom to French Protestants, helping to end the French Wars of Religion.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edict of Fontainebleau | 2 |
| Edict of Nantes (1598) | 1 |
| Nantes edict of religious toleration for Huguenots | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious toleration decree
ⓘ
royal edict ⓘ |
| aimedTo | end the French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| allowed | Protestant worship in specified places ⓘ |
| confirmed | Catholicism as state religion of France ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| effectOn |
French Catholic majority
ⓘ
French Protestant communities ⓘ |
| followedBy | Peace of Alès ⓘ |
| granted |
fortified places such as La Rochelle to Huguenots
ⓘ
military strongholds to Huguenots ⓘ |
| grantedTo |
Huguenots
ⓘ
surface form:
French Protestants
Huguenots ⓘ |
| guaranteed |
amnesty for acts committed during the wars
ⓘ
freedom of conscience ⓘ |
| hasPart |
patent letters
ⓘ
secret articles ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| influenced | later concepts of religious toleration in Europe ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | fundamental law of the kingdom (at the time) ⓘ |
| limited | religious persecution of Protestants ⓘ |
| location | Nantes ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil rights
ⓘ
religious toleration ⓘ |
| precededBy | Peace of Vervins ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 1598-04-13 ⓘ |
| provided |
access to public offices for Protestants
ⓘ
civil rights for Protestants ⓘ limited freedom of worship ⓘ political amnesty ⓘ restoration of property ⓘ special courts (chambres de l’édit) ⓘ |
| recognized | legal existence of Protestant churches in France ⓘ |
| religionAddressed |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Protestantism ⓘ |
| restricted |
Protestant worship at the royal court
ⓘ
Protestant worship in Paris ⓘ |
| resultedIn | end of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| revocationDate | 1685 ⓘ |
| revokedBy |
Edict of Nantes
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Edict of Fontainebleau
Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| signedBy | Henry IV of France ⓘ |
| signedUnderMonarch | Henry IV of France ⓘ |
| typeOfRightGranted | civil rights irrespective of religion ⓘ |
| year | 1598 ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
this entity surface form:
Edict of Fontainebleau
subject surface form:
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
this entity surface form:
Edict of Nantes (1598)
subject surface form:
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
subject surface form:
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
subject surface form:
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
this entity surface form:
Nantes edict of religious toleration for Huguenots
this entity surface form:
Edict of Fontainebleau