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
Huguenots of La Rochelle → lostRightsBy → revocation of the Edict of Nantes ⓘ
Jacques Basnage → causeOfMigration → Revocation of the Edict of Nantes ⓘ
linked to: revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Camisards → cause → Revocation of the Edict of Nantes ⓘ
linked to: revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Age of Religious Wars → hasSignificantEvent → Revocation of the Edict of Nantes ⓘ
linked to: revocation of the Edict of Nantes