Edict von Nantes — Edict von Nantes, von dem franz. Könige Heinrich IV. am 13. April 1598 gegebene Verordnung, durch welche den Hugenotten unter gewissen Beschränkungen die Ausübung ihrer Religion gestattet wurde; aufgehoben durch Ludwig XIV. 1685 … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Edict of Nantes — The Edict of Nantes was issued on April 13, 1598 [The Edict itself states merely that it is given at Nantes, in the month of April, in the year of Our Lord one thousand five hundred and ninety eight . A detailed chronological account of the… … Wikipedia
Edict of Nantes — The Edict of Nantes, issued by King Henry IV in 1598, granted tolerance to Protestants in France. The Reformation in France grew in the 1550s and began to penetrate the ranks of the nobility, most significantly the Coligny family. However,… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
EDICT OF NANTES — an edict issued in 1598 by Henry IV. of France, granting toleration to the Protestants; revoked by Louis XIV. in 1685 … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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revocation of the Edict of Nantes — See Edict of Nantes … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Nantes — • French diocese re established by the Concordat of 1802 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nantes Nantes (Nannetes) † … Catholic encyclopedia
Edict — E dict, n. [L. edictum, fr. edicere, edictum, to declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: cf. F. [ e]dit. See {Diction}.] A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Edict of Fontainebleau — The Edict of Fontainebleau (October 1685) was an edict issued by Louis XIV of France, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes of 1598, which had granted to the Huguenots the right to worship their religion without persecution from the … Wikipedia