January Edict
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The January Edict was a 1562 royal decree in France that temporarily granted limited religious freedoms to Huguenots in an effort to ease tensions before the French Wars of Religion escalated.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal decree
ⓘ
royal edict ⓘ |
| allowed |
Protestant worship outside town walls
ⓘ
private Protestant worship in the countryside ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Edict of Saint-Germain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | metropolitan France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityBasis | royal prerogative of the French crown ⓘ |
| confirmed | Catholicism as the official religion of France ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | January 1562 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Edict of Amboise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First War of Religion in France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forbade |
Protestant worship in Paris
ⓘ
armed assemblies ⓘ iconoclasm ⓘ |
| granted |
freedom of conscience to Huguenots
ⓘ
limited religious freedoms ⓘ |
| grantedTo | Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first nationwide attempt at legal toleration of French Protestants
ⓘ
key step in the evolution of religious toleration in France ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Catherine de’ Medici
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles IX of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
public order regulation
ⓘ
religious toleration law ⓘ |
| legalForm | royal ordinance ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfProtestantism | tolerated under conditions ⓘ |
| locationOfIssuance | Saint-Germain-en-Laye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
fear of civil war
ⓘ
need to control religious violence ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Catholic hardliners ⓘ |
| preceded | outbreak of the French Wars of Religion ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ease religious tensions in France
ⓘ
to prevent escalation of religious conflict ⓘ to regulate public order between Catholics and Huguenots ⓘ |
| regentDuringIssuance | Catherine de’ Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignOf | Charles IX of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Massacre of Vassy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousGroupAffected |
French Catholics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restricted |
Protestant worship in Paris
ⓘ
Protestant worship inside walled towns ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Huguenot leaders
ⓘ
moderate Catholics ⓘ |
| temporalScope | temporary ⓘ |
| year | 1562 ⓘ |
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