Colton Blanchard 2/26/14 Kings and Queens Paper Henry IV Henry IV a Huguenot prince inherited the French throne in 1589. For four years‚ right after he took up the throne he fiercely fought for control of France against catholic oppression‚ and to end the fighting finally he changed to Catholicism. Even though he was now officially a catholic‚ he issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598 that provided Huguenots religious freedom. After all‚ of that Henry IV set out to fix all the damage he had done
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Around the 17th and 18th centuries‚ political power was a main objective to all rulers. Many monarchs weren’t successful with their attempts to have absolute power‚ but Louis XIV did‚ and it was the longest reign in European history. Louis XIV noticed that the qualities to becoming an absolute monarch were to not let servants have too much authority‚ lowering the power of the nobility‚ and controlling religions in his kingdom. The main obstacle he saw of getting absolute rule was controlling the
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“parlements.” Economically‚ taxation was biased toward the aristocracy‚ leading to corruption practiced to substitute for lost income. With the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685‚ Louis XIV effectively cut what little rights the Protestant Huguenots had in France. Under Louis XIV‚ French society had a strong middle class‚ setting an example for the rest of Europe to follow. The French
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War and Witchcraft HIST/113 November 1‚ 2010 The War of Religion also known as the Huguenots War lasted for about forty years (1562-1592). This war was mainly between the Huguenots and the Catholics of France. Within France a Feudal Rebellion took place between the church‚ nobles‚ courts‚ guilds‚ towns and provinces; all of which rebelled against the King. A traditional saying "Une foi‚ un loi‚ un roi (one faith‚ one law‚ one King)" (Newman‚ 2004) indicates how society‚ state and religion
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On‚ the 11th of April of 1713 through a series of agreements Britain and France concluded the War of Spanish Succession by signing the Treaty of Utrecht. Amongst many of the agreements in the treaty‚ France seceded the territory where Acadia‚ present day Nova Scotia‚ to the British. Following the acquirement of Acadia‚ Britain had to decide the course of action it wanted to take in regards to the Acadians. Would they allow them to continue with their day to day lives? Did they pose a threat? The
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persecuted the Huguenots (French Calvinists) Francis II and Charles IX also persecuted them. Civil War Catherine de Medici (regent for Charles IX) passed the Edict of Toleration * St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre: Catholic mobs killed Huguenot leaders in Paris. * Henry of Navarre: a Huguenot‚ was the heir to the French throne. He was quickly converted to Catholicism and became Henry IV * Henry IV * issued the Edict of Nantes: granted civil and religious freedom to the Huguenots.
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In 1685 the ruler made the deplorable stride of repudiating the Protestant (Huguenot) minority’s entitlement to venerate by his Edict of Fontainebleau‚ regularly called the denial of the Edict of Nantes. Numerous Huguenots- - who constituted an innovative portion of French society- - left the nation‚ bringing with them extensive capital and in addition aptitudes. Likewise Louis’ show of religious
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reformation ultimate refusal to compromise? - Council of Trent 36. What was the purpose of the Council of Trent? -to resolve the religious differences created by the protestant revolt. 37. What protestant group was the minority in France? -Huguenots 38. Edict of
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parent named Lyle. Understanding his past‚ Mickey tells about some early stories on why his mother’s family originally moved to the United States. Gertrude’s side of the family were French Huguenots. Huguenots are French protestants who were inspired by the writings of John Calvin. During the 1600’s many Huguenots were persecuted and killed unless they converted their
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1901‚ in the north of France to Huguenot parents. After seminary in Paris and graduate work at Union Theological Seminary in New York‚ he was ordained into the French Reformed Church and served for eight years among the coal miners and steel workers of Maubeuge and Sin-le-Noble‚ two small towns in the north of France. He preached nonviolence at a time when such views were unpopular in France. In 1934 André Trocmé accepted a call to be pastor in the remote Huguenot village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon
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