revocation of the Edict of Nantes

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The revocation of the Edict of Nantes was Louis XIV’s 1685 decree ending religious toleration for French Protestants (Huguenots), leading to renewed persecution and a major exodus from France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
religious policy change
alsoKnownAs Edict of Fontainebleau
linked to: Edict of Nantes
cause Catholic pressure for suppression of Protestantism
absolutist policies of Louis XIV
desire of Louis XIV for religious unity in France
consequence Huguenot diaspora across Europe
confiscation of Huguenot property
economic impact on French industry and commerce
forced conversions of Huguenots to Catholicism
increased anti-French sentiment in Protestant states
loss of skilled artisans and merchants from France
mass emigration of Huguenots from France
renewed persecution of Huguenots
settlement of Huguenot refugees in Brandenburg-Prussia
settlement of Huguenot refugees in England
settlement of Huguenot refugees in Switzerland
settlement of Huguenot refugees in the American colonies
settlement of Huguenot refugees in the Dutch Republic
strengthening of Protestant communities abroad
use of dragonnades to coerce conversions
country Kingdom of France
date 1685
documentType ordinance on religion
royal edict
follows Edict of Nantes
hasLanguage French
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime France
linked to: Ancien Régime

reign of Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV of France
legalEffect banned Huguenot religious assemblies
closed Protestant schools
ended legal toleration of Protestantism in France
forbade Huguenot ministers to preach
forbade lay Huguenots from emigrating
mandated Catholic education for Huguenot children
ordered destruction of Protestant churches
outlawed public Protestant worship in France
required Huguenot children to be baptized as Catholics
required Protestant pastors to leave France
partOf Catholic Counter-Reformation in France
linked to: Counter-Reformation

religious policy of Louis XIV
place Fontainebleau
promulgatedBy Louis XIV of France
relatedConcept absolutism in France
freedom of conscience
religious intolerance
religious persecution
relatedEvent Edict of Nantes
Treaty of Ryswick
religionAffected Calvinism
religionFavored Roman Catholicism
religiousGroupTargeted French Protestants
linked to: Huguenots

Huguenots
repeals Edict of Nantes
Nantes edict of religious toleration for Huguenots
linked to: Edict of Nantes
signedAt Fontainebleau
signedBy Louis XIV of France
signedOn 18 October 1685

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Louis XIV of France knownFor revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Huguenots associatedWithEvent Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
linked to: revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Huguenots associatedWithEvent Edict of Fontainebleau
linked to: revocation of the Edict of Nantes
European wars of religion hasSignificantEvent Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
linked to: revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Poitou notableEventImpact Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685)
linked to: revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Kingdom of France notableEvent Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
linked to: revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Edict of Fontainebleau alsoKnownAs Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
linked to: revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Louis the Great implementedPolicy revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Reformed Church of France shapedBy Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
linked to: revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Academy of Saumur dissolutionContext Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
linked to: revocation of the Edict of Nantes