dec 7, 1685 - Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Description:
King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes as a counter-strike against the increased presence of the Protestant Reformation. The revocation required that all convert to Catholicism or face persecution. This resulted in a mass emigration movement, although fleeing was technically prohibited by the Edict of Fontainebleau, which replaced the Edict of Nantes.https://www.museeprotestant.org/en/notice/the-period-of-the-revocation-of-the-edict-of-nantes-1661-1700/?parc=15879
Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 7, 1685
Now
~ 339 years ago