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31Edict of Compiègne — The Edict of Compiègne ( fr. Édit de Compiègne), issued from his Château de Compiègne [A second Edict of Compiègne issued from the same château in August 1765, in the name of Louis XV, aimed at a minor adjustment of the process of electing mayors …
32Edict of toleration — An edict of toleration is a declaration made by a government or ruler and states that members of a given religion will not be persecuted for engaging in their religious practices and traditions. The edict implies tacit acceptance of the religion… …
33Edict of Fontainebleau — The Edict of Fontainebleau (October 1685) was an edict issued by Louis XIV of France, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes of 1598, which had granted to the Huguenots the right to worship their religion without persecution from the …
34Edict of Châteaubriant — The Edict of Châteaubriant, [Often Châteaubriand ; the modern spelling of the place is Châteaubriant; the château had been rebuilt magnificently by Jean de Laval, baron de Châteaubriant, whose wife, Françoise de Foix, had been a mistress of… …
35Edict of Paris — The Edict of Paris of Clotaire II, the Merovingian king of the Franks, promulgated October 18 614 (or perhaps 615), is one of the most important royal instruments of the Merovingian period in French history and a hallmark in the history of the… …
36Edict of Expulsion — This article describes the Edict of Expulsion, given by Edward I of England in 1290, that expelled all Jews from England for 350 years. For information on the 1492 Edict of Expulsion from Spain, see the Alhambra decree. For other legislations… …
37Edict of Amboise — The Edict of Amboise was signed at the Château of Amboise on March 19, 1563 by Catherine de Medici, acting as regent for her son Charles IX of France. The treaty officially ended the first phase of the French Wars of Religion. Moreover, the… …
38Edict 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,… …
39Edict of Restitution — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Thirty Years War caption= Map of Europe in 1648, after the Peace of Westphalia. Small German states within the Holy Roman Empire are shown in grey. date=1618 –1648 place=Europe (primarily Germany) result=Peace… …
40Edict of Milan — A modern term for an edict that was issued, allegedly, by Constantine I and Licinius (qq.v.) at a meeting in Milan (q.v.) in 313. It granted religious freedom to all, and ordered previously confiscated private buildings and churches of… …
