The Peace of Alais, sometimes called the Edict of Alès or the Edict of Grace, was a treaty signed between the Huguenots and King Louis XIII of France on 28 June 1629. Alès is a commune in southern France, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth For the cognac see Louis XIII de Rémy Martin. Louis XIII ( September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643) This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. It confirmed the basic principles of the Edict of Nantes, but differed in that it contained additional clauses, stating that the Huguenots no longer had political rights and further demanding they relinquish all cities and fortresses immediately. The Edict of Nantes was issued on April 13, 1598 by Henry IV of France to grant the Calvinist Protestants of It ended the religious warring while granting the Huguenots amnesty and guaranteeing tolerance for the group. Unfortunately for the Hugenots, the Peace nor the Edict of Nantes lasted very long. Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685 and began a brutal persecution of the French Protestants.
External links
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Huguenots in the Columbia Encyclopedia hosted by Bartleby
- Huguenots at the Catholic Encyclopedia
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