Huguenots of La Rochelle
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The Huguenots of La Rochelle were a prominent French Protestant community that made the Atlantic port city a major stronghold of Calvinism and political resistance during the French Wars of Religion.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Calvinist community
ⓘ
Protestant community ⓘ historical group ⓘ religious community ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
16th century
ⓘ
French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ early 17th century ⓘ |
| afterEvent | diaspora of La Rochelle Protestants ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicType | urban minority ⓘ |
| destinationOfEmigration |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ North American colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| economicRole |
Atlantic commerce
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ privateering ⓘ |
| faced |
military sieges
ⓘ
religious persecution ⓘ |
| governanceForm | semi-autonomous municipal government ⓘ |
| grantedRightsBy | Edict of Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadPrivilege |
fortified city walls
ⓘ
own militia ⓘ |
| influenced |
French Atlantic trade networks
ⓘ
French colonial expansion ⓘ Protestant communities in North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of religious liberties
ⓘ
naval strength ⓘ political independence from royal authority ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic coast of France
ⓘ
La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostRightsBy | Edict of Alès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostRightsBy | revocation of the Edict of Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Siege of La Rochelle (1627–1628) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
French Catholic League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French monarchy ⓘ |
| partOf | French Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConflict |
French Wars of Religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huguenot rebellions against Louis XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Cardinal Richelieu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis XIII of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Huguenot political party ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
center of Protestant resistance to the French crown
ⓘ
major stronghold of French Calvinism ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| resultOf | spread of Calvinism in France ⓘ |
| significantPlace | La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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