Peace of Alès

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The Peace of Alès was a 1629 settlement in France that curtailed the political and military privileges of the Huguenots while maintaining limited religious freedoms, helping to consolidate royal authority under Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu.

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Label Occurrences
Peace of Alès canonical 6

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf peace treaty ⓘ
religious settlement ⓘ
abolished Huguenot fortified places ⓘ
Huguenot political assemblies ⓘ
affectedGroup French Protestants ⓘ
linked to: Huguenots

Huguenots ⓘ
aimedAt consolidation of royal authority ⓘ
ending Huguenot political autonomy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Edict of Alès ⓘ
Treaty of Alès ⓘ
category 1620s in France ⓘ
Religious treaties ⓘ
Treaties of the Kingdom of France ⓘ
confirmed individual freedom of conscience for Huguenots ⓘ
limited right of Protestant worship ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 1629 ⓘ
followed Edict of Nantes ⓘ
granted limited religious freedom to Huguenots ⓘ
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime France ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime
language French ⓘ
longTermImpact strengthening of absolute monarchy in France ⓘ
weakening of Huguenot community ⓘ
maintained Huguenot civil rights in some areas ⓘ
mediatedBy Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
modified Edict of Nantes ⓘ
partOf centralization of the French state ⓘ
politicalContext ministry of Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
reign of Louis XIII ⓘ
predecessor Edict of Nantes ⓘ
religiousAspect Catholic–Protestant relations in France ⓘ
restricted Huguenot military privileges ⓘ
Huguenot political privileges ⓘ
resultOf French Wars of Religion ⓘ
Huguenot rebellions ⓘ
Siege of La Rochelle ⓘ
signatory French Crown ⓘ
Huguenot representatives ⓘ
Louis XIII of France ⓘ
linked to: King Louis XIII
signedIn Alès ⓘ
successor Edict of Fontainebleau ⓘ
typeOfRestriction ban on Huguenot political councils ⓘ
removal of Huguenot military strongholds ⓘ
year 1629 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edict of Nantes → followedBy → Peace of Alès ⓘ
Huguenot rebellions → significantEvent → Peace of Alès ⓘ
Peace of Montpellier → followedBy → Peace of Alès ⓘ
Rohan Wars → significantEvent → Peace of Alès ⓘ
Rohan Wars → treaty → Peace of Alès ⓘ