Free Flashcard From Ap Euro chapter 16
Question:
Louis XIV revoked it in 1685. The new law
ordered the destruction of churches, the closing of schools, the
Catholic baptism of Huguenots, and the exile of Huguenot pastors who
refused to renounce their faith. Revoked it because he insisted that
religious unity was essential to his royal dignity and to the security
of the state. Also because religious liberty wasn’t a popular policy.
Won Louis enormous praise.Trading town of La Rochelle besieged and destroyed to convert to catholicism
Answer:
Revoking the Edict of Nantes