King Louis XIV.
Louis announced a policy that slowed France's economic progress. in 1685, he canceled the Edict of Nantes, which protected the religious freedom of Huguenots. in response, thousands of Huguenot artisans and business people fled the country. Louis's policy thus robbed France of many skilled workers.
Henry IV of France.
The Huguenots were forced to leave France starting from 1681, when king Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes and by the issue of Edict of Fontainebleau ordered an actual persecution of them, which lasted for about two decades . It was calculated that 800-900,000 Huguenots left France to migrate, seeking asylum in the Protestant states of Europe, in South Africa and North America.
The Edict of Nantes, issued by Henry IV of France, granted the Huguenots significant civil rights, including freedom of worship. It marked the end of the religious wars of France during the 2nd half of the 16th century.
France would be unified under one religion.
With only a single religion in France there would be improved unity.
Revoking the Edict of Nantes angered the nobles and hence angered Louis XIV as he thought he had the right to remove freedom of religion. To weaken their authority he increased taxes and made them come to Versailles.
King Louis XIV of France
revoked the edict on nantes, so the country of France had to be catholic, Protestant practice was not allowed.
The Edict of Nantes and Edict of Tolerance are two separate edicts that basically stood for the same thing. The Edict of Nantes was enstated by King Henry IV of France in 1589 in which Protestant Calvinists in France were given the right to worship freely. It was revoked by King Louis XIV of France in 1685. This Edict stripped all religious freedom from those who were not Catholic and demanded they convert to Catholicism. In 1782, King Louis XVI revoked the Edict of Fontainbleu and reinstated the Edict of Nantes with a few changes. Basically they are both documents for religious toleration for Calvinists only, though they are two separate documents. The Edict of Nantes and Edict of Tolerance are two separate edicts that basically stood for the same thing. The Edict of Nantes was enstated by King Henry IV of France in 1589 in which Protestant Calvinists in France were given the right to worship freely. It was revoked by King Louis XIV of France in 1685. This Edict stripped all religious freedom from those who were not Catholic and demanded they convert to Catholicism. In 1782, King Louis XVI revoked the Edict of Fontainbleu and reinstated the Edict of Nantes with a few changes. Basically they are both documents for religious toleration for Calvinists only, though they are two separate documents.
The Edict of Nantes may be called "an" edict of tolerance, as it promised numerous basic rights and demonstrated tolerance for French Protestants by the king, Henry IV. Signed in 1598, it should not be confused with the Edict of Versailles, signed in 1787 by Louis XVI and more commonly known as the Edict of Tolerance.
The Edict of Nantes was a religious freedoms act in France, under the reign of King Louis XIV in 1598. The Edict of Nantes protected the protestant minority religions in France such as the Huguenots, granting them religious freedom from persecution in the Catholic Majority nation. This edict was important in that it subjected the religious unity of the state to civil unity.
The Edict of Nantes guranteed religious freedom to the Huguenots (protestants) of France.
Henry IV, King of France at 1598 issued the Edict of Nantes which gave religious freedom to Huguenots who were Calvinist Protestants while the magority of France was Roman Catholic. From the exercise of the religious freedom were excluded a number of French cities including Paris.
The Edict of Nantes.
Calvinist Protestants (Huguenots); the Edict was revoked in 1685.