1598: Edict of Nantes Mind Map

1. French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) The French Religious Wars were a series of wars between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants, mainly split into 8 different wars. Wars were mainly sparked after Catherine de Medicis showed more tolerance towards the Huguenots (due to French Calvinism), causing the Roman Catholic Guise Family to get angry, leading to its partisans massacring a Huguenot congregation at Vassy.

1.1. St Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572) was a resumption of religious war in France, with an estimated 3,000 French Protestants were killed in Paris, and as many as 70,000 in all of France.

1.1.1. Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre | Episode 38 | Lineage

1.2. The eight wars of religion (1562-1598) - Musée protestant

2. 1556: Charles V abdicates from the throne and transfers power to his son Philip II

2.1. Protestant ideas began to spread, and when Spanish Authorities tried to suppress Calvinist worship/raise taxes in the 1560s, riots ensued, also known as the Dutch Revolt

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2.1.1.1. The Eighty Years' War, also known as the Netherlands War of Independence takes place, beginning in 1568

2.1.1.1.1. Treaty of Munster is signed by between the Lords States General of the United Netherlands and the Spanish Crown in 1648, forming part of the Treaty of Westphalia and ending the Eighty Years' War.

3. Treaty of Westphalia brings an end to the Thirty Years' War in 1648, with the Netherlands gaining independence from Spain, Sweden gaining control of the Baltic and France became acknowledged as the preeminent Western power.

4. Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685) Louis XIV: Louis XIV believed that religious unity, was essential for the security of the state. This led him to revoke the Edict of Nantes in 1685, which forced the Catholic baptism of Huguenots, the destruction of Huguenot churches and schools, and lastly the exile of huguenots pastors who would not renounce their faith.

4.1. The Edict of Fontainebleau or the Revocation (1685) - Musée protestant

5. Edict of Nantes (1598) Provided religious liberty to the Huguenots in France, brought an end to the French Wars of Religion

6. Louis XIV (1643-1715) succession to the throne After the death of his father, Louis XIII in 1643, Louis XIV became king at the age of four. As King, he consolidated his power becoming an absolute monarch with complete control over the French government.

7. 1618: The Thirty Years War started as tensions between the Protestants and the Catholics began to rise due to the questioning of the Peace of Augsburg by the Protestants. It was first a conflict between the Catholic League and the Protestant Union but soon turned into an international political conflict, with European powerhouses becoming involved.

8. 1555: Peace of Augsburg was signed by Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor at the time. The treaty created religious coexistence, with it recognizing Lutheranism as an official religion.

9. How did the Peace of Augsburg (1555) lead to the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)? - DailyHistory.org