French Reformation

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The French Reformation was the 16th-century movement in France that sought to reform the Catholic Church and spread Protestant ideas, ultimately contributing to deep religious conflicts and civil wars.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
French Reformation canonical 8
Protestant Reformation in France 3
French Reformers 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant Reformation
historical event
religious reform movement
aim establishment of Protestant worship in France
reform of church doctrine and practice
cause desire to reform the Catholic Church
spread of Protestant ideas from Germany and Switzerland
centeredIn Meaux
Navarre
Paris
conflictWith Counter-Reformation in France
linked to: Counter-Reformation
contributedTo French Wars of Religion
country Kingdom of France
endTime late 16th century
hasDoctrinalBasis Calvinist doctrine of predestination
Reformed theology
hasEffect French Wars of Religion
growth of Huguenot communities in France
religious polarization in French society
hasKeyFigure Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny
Guillaume Farel
linked to: William Farel

Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
John Calvin
Marguerite de Navarre
Theodore Beza
hasMainReligion Calvinism
Protestantism
hasOpposingReligion Roman Catholicism
hasParticipant French Catholic clergy
French Protestants
linked to: Huguenots

French monarchy
linked to: French royal family

Huguenots
influencedBy German Reformation
linked to: Reformation

Huldrych Zwingli
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Swiss Reformation
location France
longTermEffect legal recognition of Protestantism in France under the Edict of Nantes
strengthening of royal absolutism after the Wars of Religion
weakening of religious unity in France
opposedBy French Catholic Church
French monarchy
linked to: Ancien Régime

Parlement of Paris
partOf Protestant Reformation in Europe
linked to: Reformation
relatedTo Edict of Nantes
Massacre of Vassy
St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre
startTime 16th century
circa 1520s

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Affair of the Placards religiousContext French Reformation
Affair of the Placards relatedTo Protestant Reformation in France
linked to: French Reformation
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples influenced French Reformers
linked to: French Reformation
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples influenced Protestant Reformation in France
linked to: French Reformation
Swiss Reformation influenced Reformation in France
linked to: French Reformation
Perrette Bade associatedWithEvent French Reformation
House of Coligny associatedMovement French Reformation
Reformed Church of France originatesFrom French Reformation
François de Coligny movement French Reformation
Edict establishing Protestantism in Béarn promoted Protestant Reformation in France
linked to: French Reformation
siege of Orléans (1562) relatedTo French Reformation
Étienne Dolet associatedWith French Reformation
Meaux Circle historicalContext French Reformation