EDICT OF NANTES

EDICT OF NANTES, an edict issued in 1598 by Henry IV. of France, granting toleration to the Protestants; revoked by Louis XIV. in 1685.

The edict allowed Protestants religious liberty and political enfranchisement, and was confirmed by Louis XIII. in 1614. It was revoked, after frequent infringements, in the shape of dragonnades and otherwise, by Louis XIV. on Oct. 23, 1685, at the instance of Madame Maintenon and Père la Chaise.