Camisard revolt
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The Camisard revolt was an early 18th-century Protestant (Huguenot) uprising in the Cévennes region of France against royal religious persecution following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camisard War | 1 |
| Camisard revolt canonical | 1 |
| Guerre des Camisards | 1 |
| War of the Cévennes | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
ⓘ
religious conflict ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| aftermath |
emigration of some Camisards to other Protestant countries
ⓘ
increased royal military presence in the Cévennes ⓘ long-term clandestine Protestant worship in southern France ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Camisard revolt
ⓘ
surface form:
Camisard War
Camisard revolt ⓘ
surface form:
Guerre des Camisards
Camisard revolt ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Cévennes
|
| cause |
enforcement of the Edict of Fontainebleau
ⓘ
religious persecution of Protestants in France ⓘ revocation of the Edict of Nantes ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | early 18th century ⓘ |
| conflictType |
guerrilla war
ⓘ
religious rebellion ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| endTime | 1704 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
guerrilla warfare in mountainous terrain
ⓘ
massacres of Catholic clergy and officials ⓘ royal army repression in the Cévennes ⓘ |
| location |
Cévennes
ⓘ
Languedoc ⓘ southern France ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Camisards
ⓘ
French royal forces ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Jean Cavalier
ⓘ
Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars ⓘ Marshal Nicolas Catinat ⓘ Nicolas de Lamoignon de Basville ⓘ Pierre Laporte (Rolland) ⓘ |
| opposingForce | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Edict of Fontainebleau
ⓘ
Edict of Nantes ⓘ French Wars of Religion ⓘ Huguenots ⓘ
surface form:
Huguenot diaspora
|
| religiousContext |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Huguenots ⓘ Protestantism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| result |
continued legal suppression of Protestantism in France
ⓘ
defeat of the Camisards ⓘ partial royal concessions and pacification ⓘ |
| significance |
major Protestant resistance to Louis XIV's religious policy
ⓘ
symbol of Huguenot resistance in French history ⓘ |
| startTime | 1702 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Camisard War
this entity surface form:
War of the Cévennes
this entity surface form:
Guerre des Camisards