HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Presbyterians
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Huguenots
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Catholics
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Lutherans
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Detailed explanation-1: -Edict of Nantes, French Édit de Nantes, law promulgated at Nantes in Brittany on April 13, 1598, by Henry IV of France, which granted a large measure of religious liberty to his Protestant subjects, the Huguenots.
Detailed explanation-2: -It granted religious toleration to the Protestant Huguenots, who had been waging a long and bloody struggle for their rights in France. The main contents were: Freedom of conscience and the right to practice their religion (Protestantism) in certain specified towns and cities throughout France.
Detailed explanation-3: -In January 1562, the Edict of St. Germain recognized the right of Huguenots to practice their religion, though with limits. Huguenots were not permitted to practice within towns or at night, and in an effort to sate fears of rebellion, they were not allowed to be armed.