Expulsion of the Jesuits from France
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The Expulsion of the Jesuits from France was an 18th-century political and religious campaign that led to the suppression and removal of the Jesuit order from French territory under the Bourbon monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Expulsion of the Jesuits from France canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Expulsion of the Jesuits from France Context triple: [Duke of Choiseul, notableFor, Expulsion of the Jesuits from France]
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A.
Declaration of the Clergy of France of 1682
The Declaration of the Clergy of France of 1682 was a landmark Gallican statement asserting the limited authority of the pope in temporal and certain ecclesiastical matters and affirming the relative independence of the French Church.
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B.
Edict of Fontainebleau
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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C.
Edict of Nantes
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.
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D.
revocation of the Edict of Nantes
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes was Louis XIV’s 1685 decree ending religious toleration for French Protestants (Huguenots), leading to renewed persecution and a major exodus from France.
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E.
French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State of 1905
The French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State of 1905 is the landmark legislation that established state secularism (laïcité) in France by ending official recognition and funding of religious institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Expulsion of the Jesuits from France Target entity description: The Expulsion of the Jesuits from France was an 18th-century political and religious campaign that led to the suppression and removal of the Jesuit order from French territory under the Bourbon monarchy.
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A.
Declaration of the Clergy of France of 1682
The Declaration of the Clergy of France of 1682 was a landmark Gallican statement asserting the limited authority of the pope in temporal and certain ecclesiastical matters and affirming the relative independence of the French Church.
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B.
Edict of Fontainebleau
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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C.
Edict of Nantes
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.
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D.
revocation of the Edict of Nantes
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes was Louis XIV’s 1685 decree ending religious toleration for French Protestants (Huguenots), leading to renewed persecution and a major exodus from France.
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E.
French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State of 1905
The French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State of 1905 is the landmark legislation that established state secularism (laïcité) in France by ending official recognition and funding of religious institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th‑century event
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anti‑Jesuit campaign ⓘ historical event ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
18th‑century French legal records
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Jesuit memoirs and chronicles ⓘ ecclesiastical correspondence ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Bourbon policy to reduce Church power
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Gallican opposition to papal authority ⓘ Jesuit involvement in financial scandal of Antoine de Lavalette ⓘ conflict between Jesuits and Jansenists ⓘ political opposition to Jesuit influence ⓘ pressure from French Parlements against religious orders ⓘ religious opposition to Jesuit theology ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
closure of Jesuit colleges in France
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confiscation of Jesuit property in France ⓘ contribution to wider European suppression of Jesuits ⓘ deterioration of relations between France and the papacy ⓘ exile of French Jesuits ⓘ strengthening of secular and Gallican control over education ⓘ suppression of Jesuit order in France ⓘ weakening of Catholic education controlled by Jesuits ⓘ |
| location | France ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Papacy
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surface form:
papacy
pro‑Jesuit Catholic factions ⓘ |
| participant |
Bourbon monarchy
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Parlement of Paris ⓘ
surface form:
French Parlements
French clergy ⓘ Gallicanism ⓘ
surface form:
Gallicanists
Jansenism ⓘ
surface form:
Jansenists
Louis XV of France ⓘ Madame de Pompadour ⓘ Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bourbon Reforms
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surface form:
Bourbon Reforms against the Society of Jesus
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| relatedTo |
Pombaline reforms
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surface form:
Expulsion of the Jesuits from Portugal
Expulsion of the Jesuits from Spain ⓘ Suppression of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Lavalette bankruptcy case
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Parlementary investigations of Jesuit constitutions ⓘ royal decrees against Jesuits ⓘ |
| startTime | 1750s ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Parlement of Paris
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surface form:
French Parlements
Gallican clergy ⓘ Jansenism ⓘ
surface form:
Jansenists
some Enlightenment philosophes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Expulsion of the Jesuits from France Description of subject: The Expulsion of the Jesuits from France was an 18th-century political and religious campaign that led to the suppression and removal of the Jesuit order from French territory under the Bourbon monarchy.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Duke of Choiseul