HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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It gave individuals in the Holy Roman Empire the right to choose their religion.
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It made Catholicism the religion of France, but allowed Huguenots freedom of religion.
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It established federalism, in which local and national governments share power.
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It divided the Holy Roman Empire into separate Protestant and Catholic kingdoms.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The controversial edict was one of the first decrees of religious tolerance in Europe and granted unheard-of religious rights to the French Protestant minority. The edict upheld Protestants in freedom of conscience and permitted them to hold public worship in many parts of the kingdom, though not in Paris.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Edict of Nantes granted religious tolerance and equality to the Huguenots (French Protestants) and ended the French Wars of Religion. King Henry IV of France also converted to Catholicism as a sign of good faith to the Catholics. France had been a mostly Catholic country until the French Protestants emerged.
Detailed explanation-3: -To solve the religious problem, the king issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598. The edict recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France, but it also gave the Huguenots the right to worship and to enjoy all political privileges, such as holding public offices.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Edict of Nantes Undermined During the reign of his grandfather Henry IV, the effects of the Edict of Nantes in 1598 allowed French Catholics and Protestants to cohabitate in an uneasy peace.