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The revocation of the Edict of Nantes — The edict of 1685 by which Louis XIV banned Protestant worship
By an edict signed at Fontainebleau, the king annulled the one his grandfather had granted at Nantes: no Reformed worship, temples demolished, schools closed, pastors banished, and the faithful forbidden to leave. Many left anyway, and the kingdom lost men it had trained. (Editorial synthesis)
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes took place on 18 October 1685. (source: Larousse)
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes took place in Fontainebleau. (source: Larousse)
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes ended in the banning of Protestant worship in the kingdom. (source: Larousse)
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