Huguenots: pre-1661 and the Edict of Nantes

What religious toleration did the Edict of Nantes grant the Huguenots?

- entitled to worship freely anywhere in France in private and publicly in about 200 named towns - granted some social and political equality - could inherit property, engage in trade, attend all schools and unis, be treated in hospitals the same as everyone else

When did Henri IV ascend the throne?

1598

When was the edict of Nantes?

1598

What did Henri IV make France?

A Catholic nation but with concessions for Protestants

What branch of Protestantism were the Huguenots?

Calvinist

What did the Edict of Nantes do?

Granted some religious toleration to the Huguenots

What were French Calvinists called?

Huguenots

When did the French Wars of Religion take place?

Mid 16th century

What did the government agree to pay and subsidise for the Huguenots as part of the Edict of Nantes?

Pay Protestant pastors and subsidise the garrisons of around 50 Huguenot fortified towns

What was the 16th century not an age of?

Religious toleration

What happened to the Huguenots under Richelieu and Louis XIII?

The Huguenots rights and liberties were gradually eroded - the Protestant town of La Rochelle was invaded

What did the Huguenots being of the Calvinist branch of Protestantism mean about their beliefs?

They had extremist Protestant views, e.g. They believed in predestination