Huguenots

E3892

Protestant community religious group

The Huguenots were French Protestants of the 16th–17th centuries who embraced Reformed theology and faced severe persecution, prompting large-scale migrations across Europe and beyond.

Aliases (8)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Protestant community → religious group →
associatedWithEvent	Edict of Fontainebleau → Edict of Nantes → French Wars of Religion → Revocation of the Edict of Nantes → St. Bartholomew's Day massacre →
centerOfActivity	La Rochelle → Languedoc → Paris → Poitou →
contributedTo	commerce in host countries → crafts and industry in host countries → spread of Reformed theology →
countryOfOrigin	France →
ethnicGroup	French people →
experienced	diaspora →
faced	legal discrimination → massacres → religious persecution →
language	French →
legalStatusInFrance	outlawed after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes → tolerated under the Edict of Nantes →
mainOpponents	Catholic Church → French Catholics →
migratedTo	Caribbean → Dutch Cape Colony → England → German states → Ireland → Netherlands → North America → South Africa → Switzerland →
notableMinorityIn	French nobility → French urban bourgeoisie →
opposedDoctrine	Catholic sacramental theology →
persecutedBy	French monarchy → Louis XIV →
religion	Protestantism →
religiousTradition	Calvinism →
scripture	Bible in French →
selfDesignation	Réformés →
supportedDoctrine	authority of Scripture → predestination →
theology	Reformed theology →
timePeriod	16th century → 17th century →
worshipPractices	psalm singing → sermon-centered services →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Calvinism → Jehan Cauvin → John Calvin → Swiss Reformation →	influenced
Edict of Nantes ("French Protestants") → Edict of Nantes →	grantedTo
Colloquy of Poissy → European wars of religion →	hasParticipant
Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573) ("French Huguenots") → Spanish conquest of Florida ("French Huguenot colonists") →	opponent
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes → Revocation of the Edict of Nantes ("French Protestants") →	religiousGroupTargeted
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre → St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ("French Protestants") →	victims
Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573) ("French Huguenots") →	associatedGroup
Charles IX of France →	associatedWithConflict
Malan ("Huguenot diaspora") →	associatedWithMigration
Henry III of France →	conflictWith
John Lewis Gervais ("Huguenot") →	ethnicGroup
New Paltz, New York ("French Huguenots") →	foundedBy
French Wars of Religion →	mainBelligerent
Huguenot rebellions →	mainParticipants
Jeanne d’Albret ("Huguenot movement") →	movement
John Everett Millais ("A Huguenot") →	notable work
Poitou →	notableReligiousMinority
Affair of the Placards ("French Protestants") →	participant
Huguenots ("Réformés") →	selfDesignation
Geneva Bible →	usedBy
Massacre of Vassy ("French Protestants") →	victim