edict of nantes
1Edict of Nantes — 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… …
2Edict 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 …
3Edict 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… …
4Edict 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,… …
5EDICT OF NANTES — an edict issued in 1598 by Henry IV. of France, granting toleration to the Protestants; revoked by Louis XIV. in 1685 …
6Edict of Nantes — noun → Nantes (def. 2) …
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8revocation of the Edict of Nantes — See Edict of Nantes …
9Nantes — • French diocese re established by the Concordat of 1802 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nantes Nantes (Nannetes) † …
10Edict — 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 …
